82 FR 60382 - Request for Information on Obtaining Input From Rural Schools and Local Educational Agencies
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 243 (December 20, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 60382-60383] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27442] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket ID ED-2017-OCO-0139] Request for Information on Obtaining Input From Rural Schools and Local Educational Agencies AGENCY: Office of Communications and Outreach, Department of Education. ACTION: Request for information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with section 5005 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Secretary seeks information from the public regarding actions the Department of Education (Department) can take to improve how it considers the unique needs of rural schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) as it develops and implements its policies and programs. The Secretary intends to use this information in issuing a final report, required under section 5005, describing the actions it will take to increase the consideration and participation of rural schools and LEAs in the development and execution of the Department's processes, procedures, policies, and regulations. DATES: We must receive your comments no later than February 20, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal or via postal mail, commercial delivery, hand delivery, or email. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments. Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to submit your comments electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site under the ``Help'' tab. Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, Hand Delivery, or Email: The Department encourages commenters to submit their comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. However, if you mail or deliver your comments in response to this request, address them to Michael Chamberlain, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5E260, Washington, DC 20202. If you email your comments, send them to [email protected]. Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments received from members of the public available for public viewing in their entirety on the [[Page 60383]] Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly available. Note: This is a request for information (RFI) only. This RFI is not a request for proposals (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP or a notice inviting applications. This RFI does not commit the Department to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Department is not seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. The Department will not pay for any information or administrative costs that you may incur in responding to this RFI. If you do not respond to this RFI, you may still apply for future contracts and grants. The documents and information submitted in response to this RFI become the property of the U.S. Government and will not be returned. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Chamberlain, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5E260, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7527 or by email: [email protected]. 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: Background: Section 5005 of the ESSA (Pub. L. 114-95), which was enacted on December 10, 2015, requires the Department to: ``review the organization, structure, and process and procedures of the Department of Education for administering its programs and developing policy and regulations, in order to-- (A) assess the methods and manner through which, and the extent to which, the Department of Education takes into account, considers input from, and addresses the unique needs and characteristics of rural schools and rural local educational agencies; and (B) determine actions that the Department of Education can take to meaningfully increase the consideration and participation of rural schools and rural local educational agencies in the development and execution of the processes, procedures, policies, and regulations of the Department of Education.'' Section 5005 also requires the Department to publish a preliminary report containing the information described above and provide Congress and the public with 60 days to comment on the proposed actions. Thereafter, the Department must issue a final report to the Department's authorizing committees in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and carry out each action described in the final report or explain to the authorizing committees the reason for not carrying out any action described in the final report. Request for Information: Since the passage of the ESSA, the Department has been engaging in the required review and report, including conducting listening sessions on issues facing rural schools and LEAs and ways the Department can address those issues. The Department has published the preliminary report on its website at: https://blog.ed.gov/2017/12/public-comment-sought-report-obtaining-input-rural-schools-local-educational-agencies. It gives a brief overview of how the Department is organized and describes how the Department solicited and incorporated input from rural stakeholders as it developed the preliminary report. Additionally, the report explains the processes we currently use to incorporate the rural perspective into our policies and procedures, including processes we have recently implemented in response to stakeholder input, and describes additional proposed actions we can take. While we invite comment on the entire report, we particularly encourage comment on the proposed actions, as described in the section of the report titled ``Additional Actions the Department Can Take to Increase Rural Stakeholder Input.'' Specifically, we request feedback on whether: 1. The actions described in the preliminary report will meaningfully increase the consideration and participation of rural schools and LEAs in the development and execution of the Department's processes, procedures, policies, and regulations; and 2. There are other actions the Department can take to achieve this goal. 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 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: December 15, 2017. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education. [FR Doc. 2017-27442 Filed 12-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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Dated: December 14, 2017. time and space scales. GFDL also
[Docket ID ED–2017–OCO–0139]
Alan D. Risenhoover, collaborates with visiting scientists and
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, students from academic and non-profit Request for Information on Obtaining
National Marine Fisheries Service. institutions with whom NOAA has Input From Rural Schools and Local
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partnered to further its mission goals. Educational Agencies
The current physical space for GFDL
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consists of two buildings that together AGENCY: Office of Communications and
provide office space, teaching/seminar Outreach, Department of Education.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE space, high performance computing ACTION: Request for information.
space, a command/control center, and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric mechanical and electrical plants. The SUMMARY: In accordance with section
Administration current GFDL facilities are 5005 of the Every Student Succeeds Act
approximately 68,675 square feet. (ESSA), the Secretary seeks information
Environmental Assessment (EA) for Current space can house up to 215 staff, from the public regarding actions the
the Proposed New Space Lease for the including full-time employees, visiting Department of Education (Department)
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics scientists and students, and contract can take to improve how it considers the
Laboratory in Princeton, NJ employees. unique needs of rural schools and local
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and The current facilities are in need of educational agencies (LEAs) as it
Atmospheric Research (OAR), National repairs and renovations in order to develops and implements its policies
Oceanic and Atmospheric continue to be effectively and safely and programs. The Secretary intends to
Administration (NOAA), Department of occupied by GFDL. The existing space use this information in issuing a final
Commerce (DOC). is also insufficient to accommodate report, required under section 5005,
visiting scientists and students, for describing the actions it will take to
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
example approximately 40 such staff increase the consideration and
EA; request for comments.
utilize nearby overflow space, and to participation of rural schools and LEAs
SUMMARY: NOAA announces its effectively store and stage necessary in the development and execution of the
intention to prepare an EA, in equipment for current levels of effort. It Department’s processes, procedures,
accordance with the National also does not allow space to expand to policies, and regulations.
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, for a continue to meet NOAA’s mission in DATES: We must receive your comments
new space lease to be occupied by the collaboration with our institutional no later than February 20, 2018.
NOAA/OAR Geophysical Fluid partners. NOAA is contracting with an ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
Dynamics Laboratory. architectural and engineering firm to through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
DATES: Written comments must be conduct a space programming and or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
received on or before January 15, 2018. planning study, or a Program of hand delivery, or email. To ensure that
ADDRESSES: Written comments on Requirements, that will more we do not receive duplicate copies,
suggested alternatives and potential specifically identify GFDL’s space please submit your comments only
impacts should be sent to Stephen F. needs. This study is expected to be once. In addition, please include the
Mayle, Administrative Officer, NOAA/ completed on or about April 1, 2018, Docket ID at the top of your comments.
OAR/GFDL, 201 Forrestal Road, and will also inform the alternatives to Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
Princeton, NJ 08540. Comments may be considered in an EA. www.regulations.gov to submit your
also be submitted via facsimile to 609– The purpose of the public scoping comments electronically. Information
452–5395 or by email to Steve.Mayle@ process for this EA is to determine on using Regulations.gov, including
noaa.gov. relevant issues that will influence the instructions for accessing agency
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
scope of the environmental analysis, documents, submitting comments, and
proposed action would involve a lease including potential alternatives, and the viewing the docket, is available on the
for space for the offices, seminar rooms, extent to which those issues and site under the ‘‘Help’’ tab.
meeting rooms, etc. and computing impacts will be analyzed in the EA. Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery,
facilities used by the Geophysical Fluid Federal, state, and local agencies, along Hand Delivery, or Email: The
Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). The with other stakeholders that may be Department encourages commenters to
current facilities, located in the interested in or affected by NOAA’s submit their comments through the
Princeton, New Jersey area, are part of decision on this project are invited to Federal eRulemaking Portal. However, if
NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and participate in the scoping process and, you mail or deliver your comments in
Atmospheric Research (OAR). Research if eligible, may request or be requested response to this request, address them to
conducted at this laboratory includes by NOAA to participate as a cooperating Michael Chamberlain, U.S. Department
development and use of mathematical agency. of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue
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improve our understanding and David Holst, 20202. If you email your comments,
prediction of the behavior of the Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of send them to rural@ed.gov.
atmosphere and the oceans. GFDL Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Privacy Note: The Department’s
scientists focus on model-building Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. policy is to make all comments received
relevant for society, such as hurricane [FR Doc. 2017–27387 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am] from members of the public available for
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Note: This is a request for information
passage of the ESSA, the Department Specifically, through the advanced
(RFI) only. This RFI is not a request for has been engaging in the required search feature at this site, you can limit
proposals (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP review and report, including conducting your search to documents published by
or a notice inviting applications. This RFI listening sessions on issues facing rural the Department.
does not commit the Department to contract schools and LEAs and ways the Dated: December 15, 2017.
for any supply or service whatsoever. Department can address those issues.
Further, the Department is not seeking Betsy DeVos,
The Department has published the
proposals and will not accept unsolicited preliminary report on its website at: Secretary of Education.
proposals. The Department will not pay for https://blog.ed.gov/2017/12/public- [FR Doc. 2017–27442 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am]
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email: Michael.chamberlain@ed.gov. to stakeholder input, and describes
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Background: Section 5005 of the described in the section of the report Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to
ESSA (Pub. L. 114–95), which was titled ‘‘Additional Actions the the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use
enacted on December 10, 2015, requires Department Can Take to Increase Rural Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and
the Department to: ‘‘review the Stakeholder Input.’’ Specifically, we DOE regulations. The FUA and
organization, structure, and process and request feedback on whether: regulations thereunder require DOE to
procedures of the Department of 1. The actions described in the publish a notice of filing of self-
Education for administering its preliminary report will meaningfully certification in the Federal Register.
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through which, and the extent to which, Department’s processes, procedures, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
the Department of Education takes into policies, and regulations; and Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room
account, considers input from, and 2. There are other actions the 8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000
addresses the unique needs and Department can take to achieve this Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
characteristics of rural schools and rural goal. DC 20585.
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