82_FR_42836 82 FR 42662 - Fiscal Year 2018 Title VI Virtual Technical Assistance Workshop

82 FR 42662 - Fiscal Year 2018 Title VI Virtual Technical Assistance Workshop

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 174 (September 11, 2017)

Page Range42662-42662
FR Document2017-19206

The Department of Education (Department), International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) announces a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Title VI Virtual Technical Assistance Workshop (TAW). IFLE is conducting this workshop to assist prospective applicants with the preparation of FY 2018 grant applications for programs authorized by title VI of the Higher Education Act (HEA), pending the availability of funds for new competitions.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 174 (Monday, September 11, 2017)
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Fiscal Year 2018 Title VI Virtual Technical Assistance Workshop

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department), International and 
Foreign Language Education (IFLE) announces a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 
Title VI Virtual Technical Assistance Workshop (TAW). IFLE is 
conducting this workshop to assist prospective applicants with the 
preparation of FY 2018 grant applications for programs authorized by 
title VI of the Higher Education Act (HEA), pending the availability of 
funds for new competitions.

    Note:  Please be advised that this notice is not inviting grant 
applications from the public, as the Department has not announced 
any international education program competitions for FY 2018.


DATES: IFLE will conduct the TAW on September 19 and 20, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Connors de Laguna, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E221, 
Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-5518 or by email: 
[email protected] or Michelle Butler. Telephone: (202) 
453-6491 or by email: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The purpose of the TAW is to assist 
prospective applicants with the preparation of grant applications under 
the Centers for International Business Education (CIBE), Language 
Resource Centers (LRC), National Resource Centers (NRC), Foreign 
Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS), and the Undergraduate 
International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Programs, pending 
the availability of funds for new FY 2018 competitions. (CFDA Numbers: 
84.220A, 84.229A, 84.015A, 84.015B, and 84.017A.)
    IFLE is holding its first virtual technical workshop to provide a 
more cost-efficient platform for participants to obtain guidance for 
developing their grant applications and engage with other participants, 
Department officials, and the IFLE team. The two-day workshop will be 
live-streamed from the Department headquarters in Washington, DC. The 
overall structure of the workshop will include an opening plenary 
session, technical assistance presentations about the Title VI 
programs' selection criteria and other application requirements, 
presentations that highlight innovative Title VI and Fulbright-Hays 
projects and outcomes, ``lessons-learned'' sessions about building 
effective and sustained collaborations, and presentations by experts on 
relevant international education topics. All sessions will be 
interactive and will provide the opportunity for participants to 
comment and ask questions.
    A tentative agenda is available at http://iflemeetings.com/agenda/.
    Registration: The workshop is open to the public and free of 
charge. All participants, however, should register online at http://iflemeetings.com. Registering on this Web site enables participants to 
receive the instructions for selecting the sessions they wish to attend 
virtually.
    The Department is committed to ensuring that this webinar is 
accessible to all people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable 
accommodation to participate in this webinar, please contact the 
persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    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 program contact person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the 
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
at: www.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: September 6, 2017.
Kathleen A. Smith,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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                                                    following issues: (1) Is this collection                assist prospective applicants with the                   A tentative agenda is available at
                                                    necessary to the proper functions of the                preparation of FY 2018 grant                          http://iflemeetings.com/agenda/.
                                                    Department; (2) will this information be                applications for programs authorized by                  Registration: The workshop is open to
                                                    processed and used in a timely manner;                  title VI of the Higher Education Act                  the public and free of charge. All
                                                    (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;                 (HEA), pending the availability of funds              participants, however, should register
                                                    (4) how might the Department enhance                    for new competitions.                                 online at http://iflemeetings.com.
                                                    the quality, utility, and clarity of the                  Note: Please be advised that this notice is         Registering on this Web site enables
                                                    information to be collected; and (5) how                not inviting grant applications from the              participants to receive the instructions
                                                    might the Department minimize the                       public, as the Department has not announced           for selecting the sessions they wish to
                                                    burden of this collection on the                        any international education program                   attend virtually.
                                                    respondents, including through the use                  competitions for FY 2018.                                The Department is committed to
                                                    of information technology. Please note                                                                        ensuring that this webinar is accessible
                                                                                                            DATES:  IFLE will conduct the TAW on
                                                    that written comments received in                                                                             to all people with disabilities. If you
                                                                                                            September 19 and 20, 2017.
                                                    response to this notice will be                                                                               require a reasonable accommodation to
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    considered public records.                                                                                    participate in this webinar, please
                                                                                                            Kathleen Connors de Laguna, U.S.                      contact the persons listed under FOR
                                                      Title of Collection: Master Generic                   Department of Education, 400 Maryland
                                                    Plan for Customer Surveys and Focus                                                                           FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
                                                                                                            Avenue SW., Room 3E221, Washington,                      Accessible Format: Individuals with
                                                    Groups.                                                 DC 20202–4260. Telephone: (202) 453–
                                                      OMB Control Number: 1800–0011.                                                                              disabilities can obtain this document in
                                                                                                            5518 or by email:                                     an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large
                                                      Type of Review: An extension of an
                                                                                                            kathleen.connorsdelaguna@ed.gov or                    print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
                                                    existing information collection.
                                                                                                            Michelle Butler. Telephone: (202) 453–                request to the program contact person
                                                      Respondents/Affected Public:
                                                                                                            6491 or by email: michelle.butler@                    listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                    Individuals or Households.
                                                                                                            ed.gov.                                               CONTACT.
                                                      Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                                                                               If you use a telecommunications                       Electronic Access to This Document:
                                                    Responses: 451,216.                                     device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
                                                      Total Estimated Number of Annual                                                                            The official version of this document is
                                                                                                            telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay               the document published in the Federal
                                                    Burden Hours: 115,344.
                                                                                                            Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
                                                      Abstract: Surveys to be considered                                                                          Register. Free Internet access to the
                                                                                                            8339.
                                                    under this generic will only include                                                                          official edition of the Federal Register
                                                    those surveys that improve customer                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        and the Code of Federal Regulations is
                                                    service or collect feedback about a                     purpose of the TAW is to assist                       available via the Federal Digital System
                                                    service provided to individuals or                      prospective applicants with the                       at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
                                                    entities directly served by ED. The                     preparation of grant applications under               can view this document, as well as all
                                                    results of these customer surveys will                  the Centers for International Business                other documents of this Department
                                                    help ED managers plan and implement                     Education (CIBE), Language Resource                   published in the Federal Register, in
                                                    program improvements and other                          Centers (LRC), National Resource                      text or PDF. To use PDF you must have
                                                    customer satisfaction initiatives. Focus                Centers (NRC), Foreign Language and                   Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
                                                    groups that will be considered under the                Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS), and                  available free at the site.
                                                    generic clearance will assess customer                  the Undergraduate International Studies                  You may also access documents of the
                                                    satisfaction with a direct service, or will             and Foreign Language (UISFL)                          Department published in the Federal
                                                    be designed to inform a customer                        Programs, pending the availability of                 Register by using the article search
                                                    satisfaction survey ED is considering.                  funds for new FY 2018 competitions.                   feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
                                                    Surveys that have the potential to                      (CFDA Numbers: 84.220A, 84.229A,                      Specifically, through the advanced
                                                    influence policy will not be considered                 84.015A, 84.015B, and 84.017A.)                       search feature at this site, you can limit
                                                    under this generic clearance.                              IFLE is holding its first virtual                  your search to documents published by
                                                                                                            technical workshop to provide a more                  the Department.
                                                      Dated: September 6, 2017.                             cost-efficient platform for participants to
                                                    Stephanie Valentine,                                    obtain guidance for developing their                    Dated: September 6, 2017.
                                                    Acting Director, Information Collection                 grant applications and engage with                    Kathleen A. Smith,
                                                    Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy         other participants, Department officials,             Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
                                                    Officer, Office of Management.                          and the IFLE team. The two-day                        Education.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–19181 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am]              workshop will be live-streamed from the               [FR Doc. 2017–19206 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    BILLING CODE P                                          Department headquarters in                            BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                                                                            Washington, DC. The overall structure
                                                                                                            of the workshop will include an
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                 opening plenary session, technical                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                            assistance presentations about the Title
                                                    Fiscal Year 2018 Title VI Virtual                       VI programs’ selection criteria and other             Environmental Management Site-
                                                    Technical Assistance Workshop                           application requirements, presentations               Specific Advisory Board, Northern New
                                                    AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary                         that highlight innovative Title VI and                Mexico
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                                                    Education, Department of Education.                     Fulbright-Hays projects and outcomes,                 AGENCY:   Department of Energy.
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         ‘‘lessons-learned’’ sessions about                    ACTION:   Notice of open meeting.
                                                                                                            building effective and sustained
                                                    SUMMARY:  The Department of Education                   collaborations, and presentations by                  SUMMARY:  This notice announces a
                                                    (Department), International and Foreign                 experts on relevant international                     meeting of the Environmental
                                                    Language Education (IFLE) announces a                   education topics. All sessions will be                Management Site-Specific Advisory
                                                    Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Title VI Virtual                  interactive and will provide the                      Board (EM SSAB), Northern New
                                                    Technical Assistance Workshop (TAW).                    opportunity for participants to comment               Mexico. The Federal Advisory
                                                    IFLE is conducting this workshop to                     and ask questions.                                    Committee Act requires that public


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesIFLE will conduct the TAW on September 19 and 20, 2017.
ContactKathleen Connors de Laguna, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E221, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-5518 or by email: [email protected] or Michelle Butler. Telephone: (202) 453-6491 or by email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 42662 

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