9338 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 33 / Thursday, February 17, 2011 / Notices 

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Dated: February 11, 2011. 

James H. Shelton, III, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

List of Correspondence 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: List of Correspondence from 

July 1, 2010 through September 30, 

2010. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing 

the following list pursuant to section 

607(f) of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 

Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, the 

Secretary is required, on a quarterly 

basis, to publish in the Federal Register 

a list of correspondence from the U.S. 

Department of Education (Department) 

received by individuals during the 

previous quarter that describes the 

interpretations of the Department of the 

IDEA or the regulations that implement 

the IDEA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Duos or Mary Louise Dirrigl. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7468. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you can call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of this notice in an 

accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

on request to the contact persons listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following list identifies correspondence 

from the Department issued from July 1, 

2010 through September 30, 2010. 

Included on the list are those letters that 

contain interpretations of the 

requirements of the IDEA and its 

implementing regulations, as well as 

letters and other documents that the 

Department believes will assist the 

public in understanding the 

requirements of the law and its 

regulations. The date of and topic 

addressed by each letter are identified, 

and summary information is also 

provided, as appropriate. To protect the 

privacy interests of the individual or 

individuals involved, personally 

identifiable information has been 

redacted, as appropriate. 

Part B—Assistance for Education of All 

Children With Disabilities 

SECTION 612—State Eligibility 

Topic Addressed: Least Restrictive 

Environment 

Æ Letter dated August 23, 2010 to 

Conference of Educational 

Administrators of Schools and Programs 

for the Deaf, Inc. President Edward H. 

Bosso, Jr., regarding factors to be 

considered in determining placement 

for students who are deaf. 

SECTION 614—Evaluations, Eligibility 

Determinations, Individualized 

Education Programs, and Educational 

Placements 

Topic Addressed: Revocation of Consent 

Æ Letter dated August 31, 2010 to 

Kansas State Department of Education 

Attorney Mark Ward, reiterating that a 

local educational agency (LEA) must 

accept either parent’s revocation of 

consent for the child’s continued receipt 

of special education and related 

services, provided that the parent has 

legal authority to make educational 

decisions on behalf of the child. 

Topic Addressed: Individualized 

Education Programs (IEPs) 

Æ Letter dated August 5, 2010 to Little 

Cypress-Mauriceville Director of Special 

Programs Dr. Robert H. Finch, regarding 

individualized education program (IEP) 

goals for transfer students with 

disabilities during the time period when 

the new public agency is required to 

provide services comparable to those 

described in the child’s IEP from the 

previous public agency. 

Section 615—Procedural Safeguards 

Topic Addressed: Independent 

Educational Evaluations 

Æ Letter dated August 13, 2010 to 

individuals (personally identifiable 

information redacted), regarding public 

agency criteria for independent 

educational evaluations, particularly the 

qualifications of examiners conducting 

psychological evaluations. 

Topic Addressed: Prior Written Notice 

Æ Letter dated August 5, 2010 to 

Missouri Division of Special Education 

Assistant Commissioner Heidi AtkinsLieberman, regarding whether a public 

agency is required to include a child’s 

specific category of eligibility in a prior 

written notice provided under Part B of 

the IDEA. 

Topic Addressed: Mediation And 

Resolution Agreements 

Æ Letter dated July 13, 2010 to Texas 

Education Agency General Counsel 

David Anderson, regarding the effect of 

a settlement agreement resulting from a 

mediation or resolution meeting on 

claims raised in subsequent State 

complaints. 

Section 616—Monitoring, Technical 

Assistance, and Enforcement and 

Section 642—Federal Administration 

Topic Addressed: State Performance 

Plans 

Æ Letter dated September 16, 2010 to 

Florida Infants and Young Children 

Executive Director Pat Grosz, regarding 

requirements for States to establish 

targets of 100 percent for all compliance 

indicators in State Performance Plans 

and Annual Performance Reports under 

Part C of the IDEA. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

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as all other Department of Education 

documents published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 

at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ 

news/fedregister/index.html. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. 

Note: 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 on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 84.027, Assistance to States for 

Education of Children with Disabilities) 

Dated: February 11, 2011. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

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