83_FR_7204 83 FR 7170 - Application Deadline for Fiscal Year 2018; Small, Rural School Achievement Program

83 FR 7170 - Application Deadline for Fiscal Year 2018; Small, Rural School Achievement Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 34 (February 20, 2018)

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FR Document2018-03419

Under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CDFA) number 84.358A, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) awards grants on a formula basis to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the unique needs of rural school districts. In this notice, we establish the deadline and describe the submission procedures for fiscal year (FY) 2018 SRSA grant applications. All LEAs eligible for FY 2018 SRSA funds must submit an application electronically via Grants.gov by the deadline in this notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Application Deadline for Fiscal Year 2018; Small, Rural School 
Achievement Program

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program, 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CDFA) number 84.358A, the U.S. 
Department of Education (Department) awards grants on a formula basis 
to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the unique 
needs of rural school districts. In this notice, we establish the 
deadline and describe the submission procedures for fiscal year (FY) 
2018 SRSA grant applications.
    All LEAs eligible for FY 2018 SRSA funds must submit an application 
electronically via Grants.gov by the deadline in this notice.

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DATES: 
    Applications Available: February 20, 2018.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 20, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E-210, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202) 260-7349 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:

I. Award Information

    Type of Award: Formula grant.
    Available Funds: The Administration has requested $87,753,000 for 
SRSA in FY 2018. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final 
congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow 
enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates 
funds for this program.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $0-$60,000.

    Note: Depending on the number of eligible LEAs identified in a 
given year and the amount appropriated by Congress for the program, 
some eligible LEAs may receive an SRSA allocation of $0 under the 
statutory funding formula.

    Estimated Number of Awards: 4,000.

II. Program Authority and Eligibility Information

Under what statutory authority will FY 2018 SRSA grant awards be made?

    The FY 2018 SRSA grant awards will be made under title V, part B, 
subpart 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), 
as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (Pub. L. 114-
95).\1\
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    \1\ Throughout this notice, unless otherwise indicated, 
citations to the ESEA refer to the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA.
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Which LEAs are eligible for an award under the SRSA program?

    For FY 2018, an LEA (including a public charter school that meets 
the definition of LEA in section 8101(30) of the ESEA) is eligible for 
an award under the SRSA program if it meets one of the following 
criteria:
    (a)(1) The total number of students in average daily attendance at 
all of the schools served by the LEA is fewer than 600; or each county 
in which a school served by the LEA is located has a total population 
density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile; and
    (2) All of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a 
school locale code of 41, 42, or 43 by the Department's National Center 
for Education Statistics (NCES); or the Secretary has determined, based 
on a demonstration by the LEA and concurrence of the State educational 
agency, that the LEA is located in an area defined as rural by a 
governmental agency of the State.
    (b) The LEA is a member of an educational service agency (ESA) that 
does not receive SRSA funds, and the LEA meets the eligibility 
requirements described in (a)(1) and (2) above.
    (c) The LEA meets the requirements for a hold harmless award as 
described in section 5212(b)(4) of the ESEA. These are LEAs that are no 
longer eligible for the SRSA program because of amendments made under 
the ESSA to the locale code methodology and designations referenced in 
section 5211(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the ESEA. However, these LEAs may receive 
a FY 2018 award at a reduced rate as described in section 5212(b)(4) of 
the ESEA.

    Note: The ``Choice of Participation'' provision under section 
5225 of the ESEA gives LEAs eligible for both SRSA and the Rural and 
Low-Income School (RLIS) program authorized under title V, part B, 
subpart 2 of the ESEA the option to participate in either the SRSA 
program or the RLIS program. LEAs eligible for both SRSA and RLIS 
are henceforth referred to as ``dual-eligible LEAs.''

Which eligible LEAs must submit an application to receive an FY 2018 
SRSA grant award?

    Under 34 CFR 75.104(a), the Secretary makes a grant only to an 
eligible entity that submits an application.
    In FY 2018, all LEAs eligible to receive an SRSA award are required 
to submit an SRSA application in order to receive SRSA funds, 
regardless of whether the LEA received an award or submitted an 
application in any previous year.\2\ This includes LEAs eligible to 
receive an FY 2018 award under the hold harmless provision, dual-
eligible LEAs that choose to participate in the SRSA program instead of 
the RLIS program, and SRSA-eligible LEAs that are members of ESAs that 
do not receive SRSA funds. In the case of SRSA-eligible LEAs that are 
members of SRSA-eligible ESAs, the respective LEAs and ESAs must 
coordinate directly with each other to determine which entity will 
submit an SRSA application, as both entities may not apply for or 
receive SRSA funds. Additionally, we note that dual-eligible LEAs that 
apply for SRSA funds in accordance with these application submission 
procedures will not be considered for an RLIS award.
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    \2\ In FY 2017, the Department implemented a new annual 
application process for SRSA. To assist in the transition to this 
annual application process, for FY 2018 only, eligible LEAs that 
failed to apply for an SRSA grant award in FY 2017 may apply for the 
funds they were eligible to receive in FY 2017--in addition to any 
FY 2018 SRSA grant award--through this notice.
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    A list of LEAs eligible for FY 2018 SRSA grant funds is available 
on the Department's website at: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/eligibility.html. All LEAs on this list must submit an electronic 
application via Grants.gov in order to receive an FY 2018 SRSA grant 
award. The list identifies those LEAs that meet the eligibility 
requirements for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) SRSA 
program, those LEAs that meet the eligibility requirements for the REAP 
RLIS program, those LEAs that are dual-eligible, and those LEAs that 
are eligible to receive an SRSA award pursuant to the hold harmless 
provision.
    If an LEA on the Department's list of LEAs eligible to receive an 
FY 2018 SRSA award is no longer in existence as of the 2017-18 school 
year or will close prior to the 2018-2019 school year, the LEA is no 
longer eligible to receive an FY 2018 SRSA award and should not apply.
    An LEA eligible to receive FY 2018 SRSA funds that fails to submit 
an FY 2018 SRSA application or fails to submit an application in 
accordance with the application submission procedures is at risk of not 
receiving an FY 2018 SRSA award. Such LEAs may receive an award only to 
the extent funds become available after awards are made to all eligible 
LEAs that complied with the application procedures.

How must LEAs eligible for an FY 2018 SRSA grant award submit an 
application?

    LEAs must use the Grants.gov site for submitting SRSA applications. 
LEAs should review closely the next section titled Application and 
Submission Information for specific information about how to apply for 
SRSA FY 2018 funds.

III. Application and Submission Information

Electronic Submission of Applications Using Grants.gov

    All LEAs eligible for FY 2018 SRSA grant funds are required to 
submit an electronic application using the Grants.gov Apply site at 
www.Grants.gov by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on April 20, 2018. 
SRSA applications must be submitted

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electronically using Grants.gov unless you qualify for an exception to 
this requirement, in accordance with the instructions in this section. 
You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
    A Grants.gov applicant must apply online using Workspace, a shared 
environment where members of a grant team may simultaneously access and 
edit different webforms within an application. An applicant can create 
an individual Workspace for each application notice and, thus, 
establish for that application a collaborative application package that 
allows more than one person in the applicant's organization to work 
concurrently on an application. The applicant can, thus, assign other 
users to participate in the Workspace. The system also enables the 
applicant to reuse forms from previous submissions; check them in and 
out and complete them; and submit its application package. For access 
to complete instructions on how to apply, refer to: www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html.
    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.
    Please note the following:
     When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find 
information about submitting an application 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 April 20, 2018. 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 April 20, 2018. 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 April 20, 2018.
     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 program 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 website at: www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html.
     You must submit all documents electronically, including 
all information you typically provide on the following forms: The 
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and 
certifications.
     You must upload all documents for your application as 
files in a read-only, flattened Portable Document Format (PDF). Do not 
upload an interactive or fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type 
other than a read-only, flattened 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 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.
     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 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 by 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 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

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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 send a letter or email 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. Address and mail your statement to: Mr. Eric Schulz, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E-210, 
Washington, DC 20202. Or email your statement to [email protected]
    Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the 
mail or hand-delivery instructions described in this notice.

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 84.358A), 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.

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 84.358A), 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 (84.358A) 
of the program 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.

IV. Other Submission Requirements

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), 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, throughout the grant performance period.
    You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet at the 
following website: 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 SRSA application via 
Grants.gov, you must (1) be designated by your organization as an 
Authorized Organization Representative (AOR); and

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(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.

V. Accessibility Information and Program Authority

    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.
    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.

    Program Authority:  Sections 5211-5212 of the ESEA, 20 U.S.C. 
7345-7345a.

    Dated: February 14, 2018.
Jason Botel,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Delegated the authority to 
perform the functions and duties of Assistant Secretary for Elementary 
and Secondary Education.
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                                                Activities; Comment Request;
                                                                                                        the quality, utility, and clarity of the              (LEAs) to address the unique needs of
                                                Assurance of Compliance—Civil
                                                                                                        information to be collected; and (5) how
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                                                Rights Certificate                                                                                            rural school districts. In this notice, we
                                                                                                        might the Department minimize the                     establish the deadline and describe the
                                                AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights (OCR),                  burden of this collection on the                      submission procedures for fiscal year
                                                Department of Education (ED).                           respondents, including through the use                (FY) 2018 SRSA grant applications.
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                         of information technology. Please note                   All LEAs eligible for FY 2018 SRSA
                                                                                                        that written comments received in                     funds must submit an application
                                                SUMMARY: In accordance with the                         response to this notice will be                       electronically via Grants.gov by the
                                                Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is                  considered public records.                            deadline in this notice.


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                                                DATES:                                                  code of 41, 42, or 43 by the                             which entity will submit an SRSA
                                                   Applications Available: February 20,                 Department’s National Center for                         application, as both entities may not
                                                2018.                                                   Education Statistics (NCES); or the                      apply for or receive SRSA funds.
                                                   Deadline for Transmittal of                          Secretary has determined, based on a                     Additionally, we note that dual-eligible
                                                Applications: April 20, 2018.                           demonstration by the LEA and                             LEAs that apply for SRSA funds in
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.                    concurrence of the State educational                     accordance with these application
                                                Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of                         agency, that the LEA is located in an                    submission procedures will not be
                                                Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,                      area defined as rural by a governmental                  considered for an RLIS award.
                                                Room 3E–210, Washington, DC 20202.                      agency of the State.                                        A list of LEAs eligible for FY 2018
                                                Telephone: (202) 260–7349 or by email:                    (b) The LEA is a member of an                          SRSA grant funds is available on the
                                                reap@ed.gov.                                            educational service agency (ESA) that                    Department’s website at: http://
                                                   If you use a telecommunications                      does not receive SRSA funds, and the                     www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/
                                                device for the deaf or a text telephone,                LEA meets the eligibility requirements                   eligibility.html. All LEAs on this list
                                                call the Federal Relay Service, toll free,              described in (a)(1) and (2) above.                       must submit an electronic application
                                                at 1–800–877–8339.                                        (c) The LEA meets the requirements                     via Grants.gov in order to receive an FY
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              for a hold harmless award as described                   2018 SRSA grant award. The list
                                                                                                        in section 5212(b)(4) of the ESEA. These                 identifies those LEAs that meet the
                                                I. Award Information
                                                                                                        are LEAs that are no longer eligible for                 eligibility requirements for the Rural
                                                   Type of Award: Formula grant.                        the SRSA program because of                              Education Achievement Program
                                                   Available Funds: The Administration                  amendments made under the ESSA to                        (REAP) SRSA program, those LEAs that
                                                has requested $87,753,000 for SRSA in                   the locale code methodology and                          meet the eligibility requirements for the
                                                FY 2018. The actual level of funding, if                designations referenced in section                       REAP RLIS program, those LEAs that
                                                any, depends on final congressional                     5211(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the ESEA. However,                  are dual-eligible, and those LEAs that
                                                action. However, we are inviting                        these LEAs may receive a FY 2018                         are eligible to receive an SRSA award
                                                applications to allow enough time to                    award at a reduced rate as described in                  pursuant to the hold harmless
                                                complete the grant process if Congress                  section 5212(b)(4) of the ESEA.                          provision.
                                                appropriates funds for this program.                                                                                If an LEA on the Department’s list of
                                                   Estimated Range of Awards: $0–                          Note: The ‘‘Choice of Participation’’
                                                                                                        provision under section 5225 of the ESEA                 LEAs eligible to receive an FY 2018
                                                $60,000.                                                                                                         SRSA award is no longer in existence as
                                                                                                        gives LEAs eligible for both SRSA and the
                                                  Note: Depending on the number of eligible             Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS)                       of the 2017–18 school year or will close
                                                LEAs identified in a given year and the                 program authorized under title V, part B,                prior to the 2018–2019 school year, the
                                                amount appropriated by Congress for the                 subpart 2 of the ESEA the option to                      LEA is no longer eligible to receive an
                                                program, some eligible LEAs may receive an              participate in either the SRSA program or the            FY 2018 SRSA award and should not
                                                SRSA allocation of $0 under the statutory               RLIS program. LEAs eligible for both SRSA
                                                funding formula.
                                                                                                                                                                 apply.
                                                                                                        and RLIS are henceforth referred to as ‘‘dual-
                                                                                                                                                                    An LEA eligible to receive FY 2018
                                                   Estimated Number of Awards: 4,000.                   eligible LEAs.’’
                                                                                                                                                                 SRSA funds that fails to submit an FY
                                                II. Program Authority and Eligibility                   Which eligible LEAs must submit an                       2018 SRSA application or fails to
                                                Information                                             application to receive an FY 2018 SRSA                   submit an application in accordance
                                                                                                        grant award?                                             with the application submission
                                                Under what statutory authority will FY                                                                           procedures is at risk of not receiving an
                                                2018 SRSA grant awards be made?                           Under 34 CFR 75.104(a), the Secretary                  FY 2018 SRSA award. Such LEAs may
                                                  The FY 2018 SRSA grant awards will                    makes a grant only to an eligible entity                 receive an award only to the extent
                                                be made under title V, part B, subpart                  that submits an application.                             funds become available after awards are
                                                1 of the Elementary and Secondary                         In FY 2018, all LEAs eligible to                       made to all eligible LEAs that complied
                                                Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as                        receive an SRSA award are required to                    with the application procedures.
                                                amended by the Every Student Succeeds                   submit an SRSA application in order to
                                                                                                        receive SRSA funds, regardless of                        How must LEAs eligible for an FY 2018
                                                Act (ESSA) (Pub. L. 114–95).1                                                                                    SRSA grant award submit an
                                                                                                        whether the LEA received an award or
                                                Which LEAs are eligible for an award                    submitted an application in any                          application?
                                                under the SRSA program?                                 previous year.2 This includes LEAs                          LEAs must use the Grants.gov site for
                                                  For FY 2018, an LEA (including a                      eligible to receive an FY 2018 award                     submitting SRSA applications. LEAs
                                                public charter school that meets the                    under the hold harmless provision,                       should review closely the next section
                                                definition of LEA in section 8101(30) of                dual-eligible LEAs that choose to                        titled Application and Submission
                                                the ESEA) is eligible for an award under                participate in the SRSA program instead                  Information for specific information
                                                the SRSA program if it meets one of the                 of the RLIS program, and SRSA-eligible                   about how to apply for SRSA FY 2018
                                                following criteria:                                     LEAs that are members of ESAs that do                    funds.
                                                  (a)(1) The total number of students in                not receive SRSA funds. In the case of
                                                average daily attendance at all of the                  SRSA-eligible LEAs that are members of                   III. Application and Submission
                                                schools served by the LEA is fewer than                 SRSA-eligible ESAs, the respective                       Information
                                                600; or each county in which a school                   LEAs and ESAs must coordinate                            Electronic Submission of Applications
                                                served by the LEA is located has a total                directly with each other to determine                    Using Grants.gov
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                                                population density of fewer than 10
                                                                                                                                                                   All LEAs eligible for FY 2018 SRSA
                                                persons per square mile; and                              2 In FY 2017, the Department implemented a new

                                                                                                        annual application process for SRSA. To assist in        grant funds are required to submit an
                                                  (2) All of the schools served by the
                                                                                                        the transition to this annual application process, for   electronic application using the
                                                LEA are designated with a school locale                 FY 2018 only, eligible LEAs that failed to apply for     Grants.gov Apply site at
                                                                                                        an SRSA grant award in FY 2017 may apply for the
                                                  1 Throughout this notice, unless otherwise            funds they were eligible to receive in FY 2017—in
                                                                                                                                                                 www.Grants.gov by 4:30:00 p.m.,
                                                indicated, citations to the ESEA refer to the ESEA,     addition to any FY 2018 SRSA grant award—                Washington, DC time, on April 20, 2018.
                                                as amended by the ESSA.                                 through this notice.                                     SRSA applications must be submitted


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                                                electronically using Grants.gov unless                     • The amount of time it can take to                contains special characters). You will be
                                                you qualify for an exception to this                    upload an application will vary                       given an opportunity to correct any
                                                requirement, in accordance with the                     depending on a variety of factors,                    errors and resubmit, but you must still
                                                instructions in this section. You may                   including the size of the application and             meet the deadline for submission of
                                                not email an electronic copy of a grant                 the speed of your internet connection.                applications.
                                                application to us.                                      Therefore, we strongly recommend that                    • Once your application is
                                                   A Grants.gov applicant must apply                    you do not wait until the application                 successfully validated by Grants.gov,
                                                online using Workspace, a shared                        deadline date to begin the submission                 the Department will retrieve your
                                                environment where members of a grant                    process through Grants.gov.                           application from Grants.gov and send
                                                team may simultaneously access and                         • You should review and follow the                 you an email with a unique PR/Award
                                                edit different webforms within an                       Education Submission Procedures for                   number for your application.
                                                application. An applicant can create an                 submitting an application through                        • These emails do not mean that your
                                                individual Workspace for each                           Grants.gov that are included in the                   application is without any disqualifying
                                                application notice and, thus, establish                 application package for this program to               errors. While your application may have
                                                for that application a collaborative                    ensure that you submit your application               been successfully validated by
                                                application package that allows more                    in a timely manner to the Grants.gov                  Grants.gov, it must also meet the
                                                than one person in the applicant’s                      system. You can also find the Education               Department’s application requirements
                                                organization to work concurrently on an                 Submission Procedures pertaining to                   as specified in this notice and in the
                                                application. The applicant can, thus,                   Grants.gov under News and Events on                   application instructions. Disqualifying
                                                assign other users to participate in the                the Department’s G5 system home page                  errors could include, for instance,
                                                Workspace. The system also enables the                  at www.G5.gov. In addition, for specific              failure to submit a required part of the
                                                applicant to reuse forms from previous                  guidance and procedures for submitting                application; or failure to meet applicant
                                                submissions; check them in and out and                  an application through Grants.gov,                    eligibility requirements. It is your
                                                complete them; and submit its                           please refer to the Grants.gov website at:            responsibility to ensure that your
                                                application package. For access to                      www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/                 submitted application has met all of the
                                                complete instructions on how to apply,                  apply-for-grants.html.                                Department’s requirements.
                                                refer to: www.grants.gov/web/grants/                       • You must submit all documents                       • We may request that you provide us
                                                applicants/apply-for-grants.html.                       electronically, including all information             original signatures on forms at a later
                                                   We will reject your application if you               you typically provide on the following                date.
                                                submit it in paper format unless, as                    forms: The Application for Federal
                                                                                                                                                              Application Deadline Date Extension in
                                                described elsewhere in this section, you                Assistance (SF 424), Budget
                                                                                                                                                              Case of Technical Issues With the
                                                qualify for one of the exceptions to the                Information—Non-Construction
                                                                                                                                                              Grants.gov System
                                                electronic submission requirement and                   Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
                                                submit, no later than two weeks before                  assurances and certifications.                          If you are experiencing problems
                                                the application deadline date, a written                   • You must upload all documents for                submitting your application through
                                                statement to the Department that you                    your application as files in a read-only,             Grants.gov, please contact the
                                                qualify for one of these exceptions.                    flattened Portable Document Format                    Grants.gov Support Desk, toll free, at 1–
                                                Further information regarding                           (PDF). Do not upload an interactive or                800–518–4726. You must obtain a
                                                calculation of the date that is two weeks               fillable PDF file. If you upload a file               Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number
                                                before the application deadline date is                 type other than a read-only, flattened                and must keep a record of it.
                                                provided later in this section under                    PDF (e.g., Word, Excel, WordPerfect,                    If you are prevented from
                                                Exception to Electronic Submission                      etc.) or submit a password-protected                  electronically submitting your
                                                Requirement.                                            file, we will not review that material.               application by the application deadline
                                                   Please note the following:                           Please note that this could result in your            date because of technical problems with
                                                   • When you enter the Grants.gov site,                application not being considered for                  the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
                                                you will find information about                         funding because the material in                       an extension until 4:30:00 p.m.,
                                                submitting an application through the                   question is critical to a meaningful                  Washington, DC time, the following
                                                site, as well as the hours of operation.                review of your proposal. For that reason              business day to enable you to transmit
                                                   • Applications received by                           it is important to allow yourself                     your application electronically or by
                                                Grants.gov are date and time stamped.                   adequate time to upload all material as               hand delivery. You also may mail your
                                                Your application must be fully                          PDF files. The Department will not                    application by following the mailing
                                                uploaded and submitted and must be                      convert material from other formats to                instructions described elsewhere in this
                                                date and time stamped by the                            PDF.                                                  notice.
                                                Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00                    • After you electronically submit                    If you submit an application after
                                                p.m., Washington, DC time, on April 20,                 your application, you will receive from               4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
                                                2018. Except as otherwise noted in this                 Grants.gov an automatic notification of               the application deadline date, please
                                                section, we will not accept your                        receipt that contains a Grants.gov                    contact the person listed under FOR
                                                application if it is received—that is, date             tracking number. This notification                    FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and
                                                and time stamped by the Grants.gov                      indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not             provide an explanation of the technical
                                                system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,                  receipt by the Department. Grants.gov                 problem you experienced with
                                                DC time, on April 20, 2018. We do not                   will also notify you automatically by                 Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov
                                                consider an application that does not                   email if your application met all the                 Support Desk Case Number. We will
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                                                comply with the deadline requirements.                  Grants.gov validation requirements or if              accept your application if we can
                                                When we retrieve your application from                  there were any errors (such as                        confirm that a technical problem
                                                Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are                submission of your application by                     occurred with the Grants.gov system
                                                rejecting your application because it                   someone other than a registered                       and that the problem affected your
                                                was date and time stamped by the                        Authorized Organization                               ability to submit your application by
                                                Grants.gov system after 4:30:00 p.m.,                   Representative, or inclusion of an                    4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
                                                Washington, DC time, on April 20, 2018.                 attachment with a file name that                      the application deadline date. We will


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                                                contact you after we determine whether            (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service                        a. Have a Data Universal Numbering
                                                your application will be accepted.             postmark.                                                      System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer
                                                   Note: The extensions to which we refer in      (2) A legible mail receipt with the                         Identification Number (TIN);
                                                this section apply only to the unavailability  date of mailing stamped by the U.S.                               b. Register both your DUNS number
                                                of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov Postal Service.                                                and TIN with the System for Award
                                                system. We will not grant you an extension        (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or                     Management (SAM), the Government’s
                                                if you failed to fully register to submit your receipt from a commercial carrier.                             primary registrant database;
                                                application to Grants.gov before the              (4) Any other proof of mailing                                 c. Provide your DUNS number and
                                                application deadline date and time or if the   acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.                        TIN on your application; and
                                                technical problem you experienced is           Department of Education.                                          d. Maintain an active SAM
                                                unrelated to the Grants.gov system.               If you mail your application through                        registration with current information
                                                                                               the U.S. Postal Service, we do not                             while your application is under review
                                                Exception to Electronic Submission             accept either of the following as proof                        by the Department and, if you are
                                                Requirement                                    of mailing:                                                    awarded a grant, throughout the grant
                                                   You qualify for an exception to the            (1) A private metered postmark.                             performance period.
                                                electronic submission requirement, and            (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by                        You can obtain a DUNS number from
                                                may submit your application in paper           the U.S. Postal Service.                                       Dun and Bradstreet at the following
                                                format, if you are unable to submit an           Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not                       website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/
                                                application through the Grants.gov             uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before                     webform. A DUNS number can be
                                                system because—                                relying on this method, you should check                       created within one to two business days.
                                                   • You do not have access to the             with your local post office.                                      If you are a corporate entity, agency,
                                                internet; or                                     We will not consider applications                            institution, or organization, you can
                                                                                               postmarked after the application deadline
                                                   • You do not have the capacity to           date.
                                                                                                                                                              obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue
                                                upload large documents to the                                                                                 Service. If you are an individual, you
                                                Grants.gov system; and                         Submission of Paper Applications by                            can obtain a TIN from the Internal
                                                   • No later than two weeks before the        Hand Delivery                                                  Revenue Service or the Social Security
                                                application deadline date (14 calendar                                                                        Administration. If you need a new TIN,
                                                days or, if the fourteenth calendar day           If you qualify for an exception to the                      please allow two to five weeks for your
                                                before the application deadline date           electronic submission requirement, you                         TIN to become active.
                                                falls on a Federal holiday, the next           (or a courier service) may deliver your                           The SAM registration process can take
                                                business day following the Federal             paper application to the Department by                         approximately seven business days, but
                                                holiday), you send a letter or email a         hand. You must deliver the original and                        may take upwards of several weeks,
                                                written statement to the Department,           two copies of your application by hand,                        depending on the completeness and
                                                explaining which of the two grounds for on or before the application deadline                                 accuracy of the data you enter into the
                                                an exception prevents you from using           date, to the Department at the following                       SAM database. Thus, if you think you
                                                the internet to submit your application.       address: U.S. Department of Education,                         might want to apply for Federal
                                                   If you mail your written statement to       Application Control Center, Attention:                         financial assistance under a program
                                                the Department, it must be postmarked          (CFDA Number 84.358A), 550 12th                                administered by the Department, please
                                                no later than two weeks before the             Street SW, Room 7039, Potomac Center                           allow sufficient time to obtain and
                                                application deadline date. Address and         Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.                              register your DUNS number and TIN.
                                                                                                  The Application Control Center                              We strongly recommend that you
                                                mail your statement to: Mr. Eric Schulz,
                                                                                               accepts hand deliveries daily between                          register early.
                                                U.S. Department of Education, 400
                                                                                               8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,
                                                Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E–210,                                                                                 Note: Once your SAM registration is active,
                                                                                               DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays,
                                                Washington, DC 20202. Or email your                                                                           it may be 24 to 48 hours before you can
                                                                                               and Federal holidays.                                          access the information in, and submit an
                                                statement to REAP@ed.gov.
                                                   Your paper application must be                Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper                      application through, Grants.gov.
                                                submitted in accordance with the mail          Applications: If you mail or hand deliver                        If you are currently registered with
                                                                                               your application to the Department—
                                                or hand-delivery instructions described                                                                       SAM, you may not need to make any
                                                                                                 (1) You must indicate on the envelope
                                                in this notice.                                and—if not provided by the Department—in                       changes. However, please make certain
                                                Submission of Paper Applications by                     Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number                 that the TIN associated with your DUNS
                                                Mail                                                    (84.358A) of the program under which you              number is correct. Also note that you
                                                                                                        are submitting your application; and                  will need to update your registration
                                                  If you qualify for an exception to the                   (2) The Application Control Center will            annually. This may take three or more
                                                electronic submission requirement, you                  mail to you a notification of receipt of your         business days.
                                                may mail (through the U.S. Postal                       grant application. If you do not receive this           Information about SAM is available at
                                                Service or a commercial carrier) your                   notification within 15 business days from the         www.SAM.gov. To further assist you
                                                application to the Department. You                      application deadline date, you should call
                                                                                                        the U.S. Department of Education
                                                                                                                                                              with obtaining and registering your
                                                must mail the original and two copies                   Application Control Center at (202) 245–              DUNS number and TIN in SAM or
                                                of your application, on or before the                   6288.                                                 updating your existing SAM account,
                                                application deadline date, to the                                                                             we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet,
                                                Department at the following address:                                                                          which you can find at: http://
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                                                                                                        IV. Other Submission Requirements
                                                U.S. Department of Education,                                                                                 www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-
                                                Application Control Center, Attention:                  Data Universal Numbering System                       faqs.html.
                                                (CFDA Number 84.358A), LBJ Basement                     Number, Taxpayer Identification                         In addition, if you are submitting your
                                                Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,                        Number, and System for Award                          SRSA application via Grants.gov, you
                                                Washington, DC 20202–4260.                              Management                                            must (1) be designated by your
                                                  You must show proof of mailing                          To do business with the Department                  organization as an Authorized
                                                consisting of one of the following:                     of Education, you must:                               Organization Representative (AOR); and


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                                                (2) register yourself with Grants.gov as                   Filed Date: 2/12/18.                                  Filed Date: 2/13/18.
                                                an AOR. Details on these steps are                         Accession Number: 20180212–5242.                      Accession Number: 20180213–5172.
                                                outlined at the following Grants.gov                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/18.                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
                                                web page: www.grants.gov/web/grants/                       Take notice that the Commission                       Docket Numbers: ER18–850–000.
                                                register.html.                                          received the following electric rate                     Applicants: Somerset Windpower
                                                V. Accessibility Information and                        filings:                                              LLC.
                                                Program Authority                                          Docket Numbers: ER18–843–000.                         Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
                                                                                                           Applicants: Midcontinent                           Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in
                                                   Accessible Format: Individuals with                  Independent System Operator, Inc.                     Status to be effective 2/13/2018.
                                                disabilities can obtain this document                      Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                    Filed Date: 2/13/18.
                                                and a copy of the application package in                2018–02–13_Cancellation of Schedule                      Accession Number: 20180213–5175.
                                                an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large              43H White Pine 1 SSR Cost Allocation                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
                                                print, audiotape, or compact disc) on                   to be effective 4/15/2018.                               Docket Numbers: ER18–851–000.
                                                request to the program contact person                      Filed Date: 2/13/18.                                  Applicants: Waymart Wind Farm
                                                listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                       Accession Number: 20180213–5044.                   LLC.
                                                CONTACT.                                                   Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.                       Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
                                                   Electronic Access to This Document:
                                                                                                           Docket Numbers: ER18–844–000.                      Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in
                                                The official version of this document is
                                                                                                           Applicants: Backbone Mountain                      Status to be effective 2/13/2018.
                                                the document published in the Federal
                                                                                                        Windpower LLC.                                           Filed Date: 2/13/18.
                                                Register. Free internet access to the
                                                                                                           Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                    Accession Number: 20180213–5176.
                                                official edition of the Federal Register                                                                         Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
                                                and the Code of Federal Regulations is                  Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in
                                                available via the Federal Digital System                Status to be effective 2/13/2018.                        The filings are accessible in the
                                                at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you                    Filed Date: 2/13/18.                               Commission’s eLibrary system by
                                                can view this document, as well as all                     Accession Number: 20180213–5155.                   clicking on the links or querying the
                                                other documents of this Department                         Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.                    docket number.
                                                published in the Federal Register, in                      Docket Numbers: ER18–845–000.                         Any person desiring to intervene or
                                                text or Portable Document Format                           Applicants: Diablo Winds, LLC.                     protest in any of the above proceedings
                                                (PDF). To use PDF you must have                            Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                 must file in accordance with Rules 211
                                                Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                          Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in                 and 214 of the Commission’s
                                                available free at the site.                             Status to be effective 2/13/2018.                     Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
                                                   You may also access documents of the                    Filed Date: 2/13/18.                               385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
                                                Department published in the Federal                        Accession Number: 20180213–5158.                   time on the specified comment date.
                                                Register by using the article search                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.                    Protests may be considered, but
                                                feature at: www.federalregister.gov.                       Docket Numbers: ER18–846–000.                      intervention is necessary to become a
                                                Specifically, through the advanced                         Applicants: GPS Cabazon Wind LLC.                  party to the proceeding.
                                                search feature at this site, you can limit                 Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
                                                your search to documents published by                   Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in                 information relating to filing
                                                the Department.                                         Status to be effective 2/13/2018.                     requirements, interventions, protests,
                                                                                                           Filed Date: 2/13/18.                               service, and qualifying facilities filings
                                                  Program Authority: Sections 5211–5212 of
                                                                                                           Accession Number: 20180213–5164.                   can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
                                                the ESEA, 20 U.S.C. 7345–7345a.
                                                                                                           Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.                    docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
                                                  Dated: February 14, 2018.                                                                                   other information, call (866) 208–3676
                                                Jason Botel,                                               Docket Numbers: ER18–847–000.
                                                                                                                                                              (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
                                                Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
                                                                                                           Applicants: American Transmission
                                                                                                        Systems, Inc., PJM Interconnection,                     Dated: February 13, 2018.
                                                Delegated the authority to perform the
                                                functions and duties of Assistant Secretary             L.L.C.                                                Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                for Elementary and Secondary Education.                    Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                 Deputy Secretary.
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–03419 Filed 2–16–18; 8:45 am]             ATSI submits ECSAs, Service                           [FR Doc. 2018–03380 Filed 2–16–18; 8:45 am]
                                                BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                  Agreement Nos. 4865 and 4896 to be                    BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                        effective 4/15/2018.
                                                                                                           Filed Date: 2/13/18.
                                                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                       Accession Number: 20180213–5165.                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                           Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
                                                Federal Energy Regulatory                                  Docket Numbers: ER18–848–000.                      Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                Commission                                                 Applicants: Meyersdale Windpower                   Commission
                                                                                                        LLC.                                                  Combined Notice of Filings #2
                                                Combined Notice of Filings #1                              Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
                                                   Take notice that the Commission                      Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in                    Take notice that the Commission
                                                received the following electric corporate               Status to be effective 2/13/2018.                     received the following electric rate
                                                filings:                                                   Filed Date: 2/13/18.                               filings:
                                                                                                           Accession Number: 20180213–5166.                      Docket Numbers: ER12–1436–012;
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                                                   Docket Numbers: EC18–56–000.
                                                   Applicants: AGH Parent LLC, Agera                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.                    ER10–2329–009; ER10–2740–011;
                                                Energy LLC, energy.me midwest llc,                         Docket Numbers: ER18–849–000.                      ER10–2742–010; ER12–1260–011;
                                                Aequitas Energy, Inc.                                      Applicants: Mill Run Windpower,                    ER13–1793–009; ER14–152–007.
                                                   Description: Application for                         LLC.                                                     Applicants: Eagle Point Power
                                                Authorization Under Section 203 of the                     Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                 Generation LLC, Vineland Energy LLC,
                                                Federal Power Act, et al. of AGH Parent                 Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in                 Elgin Energy Center, LLC, Hazle
                                                LLC, et al.                                             Status to be effective 2/13/2018.                     Spindle, LLC, Rocky Road Power, LLC,


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesApplications Available: February 20, 2018.
ContactMr. Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E-210, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 260-7349 or by email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 7170 

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