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type of unit to maneuver more 

effectively with the other, understand 

key limitations and requirements, 

promote increased training readiness, 

and effectively prepare Army units for 

operational deployments abroad. In 

addition, both Fort Carson and JBLM are 

world-class military installations that 

have modernized range and training 

infrastructure and existing airfields 

capable of supporting CAB units. Both 

installations have adequate maneuver 

lands and airspace access, and the 

capability to provide CAB units with 

new or existing administrative space 

and garrison support infrastructure. 

The decision to realign components of 

a CAB to JBLM instead of stationing a 

full CAB there will reduce the impacts 

a full CAB would have had to traffic on 

Interstate 5 and other congested 

roadways and also reduce impacts on 

local schools. Split stationing existing 

CAB units and realigning less than a full 

CAB to JBLM will also ensure that 

critical aviation lift assets will remain in 

Alaska to support operations there. This 

split stationing approach will provide 

units at JBLM with full CAB training 

capability and benefits when realigned 

units are added to JBLMs existing 

aviation units. 

Environmental impacts associated 

with the implementation of the decision 

include potentially significant impacts 

to: transportation on the Interstate 5 

corridor near JBLM, fish and water 

quality in Puget Sound, and noise 

impacts to sensitive receptors. There are 

potentially significant impacts to 

biological resources at YTC from 

increased potential for wildfire and 

habitat degradation associated with 

aviation training. There may also be 

significant but mitigable impacts to soils 

at Fort Carson, PCMS, and YTC as well 

as significant but mitigable impacts to 

water resources at YTC. At PCMS, 

cumulative impacts to soils are 

predicted to be manageable with current 

dust control mitigation techniques. 

Impacts to cultural resources, air 

quality, noise, and public land use were 

all predicted to be less than significant. 

This decision provides the proper 

balance for addressing the shortfall in 

aviation force structure, optimizing 

training readiness, and enhancing 

quality of life for Soldiers and their 

Families by increasing the times 

between deployments for aviation 

Soldiers. As part of the implementation 

of this decision, the Army will take 

practical measures to mitigate impacts 

to protect and sustain the environment. 

A summary of environmental impacts 

and rationale for the decision can be 

found in the ROD which is available 

along with the FPEIS for public review 

at http://aec.army.mil/usaec/nepa/ 

topics00.html. 

Dated: March 25, 2011. 

Hershell E. Wolfe, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the 

Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational 

Health) 

[FR Doc. 2011–7507 Filed 3–30–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Credit Enhancement for Charter 

School Facilities Program 

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and 

Improvement, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for 

new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2011; 

correction. 

Overview Information: 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.354A. 

SUMMARY: On March 11, 2011, the 

Department of Education published in 

the Federal Register (76 FR 13365) a 

notice inviting applications for new 

awards for FY 2011 for the Credit 

Enhancement for Charter School 

Facilities program (March 11 NIA). This 

notice makes two corrections to the 

March 11 NIA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Margaret Galiatsos. Telephone: (202) 

205–9765; or by e-mail: 

ann.galiatsos@ed.gov; or by mail: 

(Attention: Credit Enhancement for 

Charter School Facilities Program), U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 4W259, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain this document in an accessible 

format (e.g., braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact listed in this 

section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

On pages 13365, 13366, and 13367 of 

the March 11 NIA, we indicated that 

there would be only one pre-application 

meeting and that it would be held on 

April 4, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., Washington, 

DC time. We are correcting the March 11 

NIA to reflect that the Department is 

offering a second pre-application 

meeting at 2:00 p.m. on April 5, 2011. 

The corrections are as follows: 

On page 13365, second column, the 

‘‘Date of Pre-Application Meeting’’ 

section is corrected to read ‘‘Dates of 

Pre-Application Meetings: April 4, 2011 

at 9:00 a.m., Washington, DC time and 

April 5, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time.’’ 

On page 13366, third column, and 

page 13367, first column, the ‘‘Date of 

Pre-Application Meeting’’ section is 

corrected to read as follows: 

‘‘Dates of Pre-Application Meetings: 

The Department will hold two preapplication meetings for prospective 

applicants. The first pre-application 

meeting will be held on April 4, 2011 

at 9:00 a.m., Washington, DC time, at 

the U.S. Department of Education, Room 

1W128, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. The second preapplication meeting will be held on 

April 5, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, via conference call. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these meetings to discuss 

the purpose of the program, priorities, 

selection criteria, application 

requirements, submission requirements, 

and reporting requirements. Interested 

parties may participate in the first preapplication meeting either by 

conference call or in person. Interested 

parties may participate in the second 

pre-application meeting by conference 

call. 

The site for the first pre-application 

meeting is accessible by Metro on the 

Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at 

the Seventh Street and Maryland 

Avenue exit of the L’Enfant Plaza 

station. After the first meeting, program 

staff will be available from 12:00 p.m. to 

2:00 p.m. on that same day to provide 

information and technical assistance 

through individual consultation. 

To participate by conference call in 

either the first or second pre-application 

meetings, the conference line number is 

1–888–456–0285 and the participant 

pass code is 1704354. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), call the Federal Relay Service 

(FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals interested in attending 

either meeting are encouraged to 

preregister by e-mailing their name, 

organization, and contact information 

with the subject heading PRE– 

APPLICATION MEETING to 

ann.galiatsos@ed.gov. There are no 

registration fees for attending these 

meetings. 

For further information about the preapplication meetings, contact Ann 

Margaret Galiatsos, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 4W259, Washington, DC 20202– 

5970. Telephone: (202) 205–9765 or by 

e-mail: ann.galiatsos@ed.gov.’’ 

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1Since DCPS filed its application for review, the 

Office of the State Superintendent of Education 

(OSSE) was established as the District of Columbia’s 

State educational agency (SEA). Although OSSE has 

been involved in settlement discussions and would 

necessarily have a role in any compromise, for ease 

of reference and consistent with the pleadings 

before the OALJ, this notice refers to DCPS as the 

relevant party. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may view this document, as well 

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 via the 

Federal Digital System at: http:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 

Dated: March 28, 2011. 

James H. Shelton, III, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7636 Filed 3–30–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Intent To Compromise Claim Against 

the District of Columbia Public 

Schools 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to compromise 

claim with request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Education (Department) intends to 

compromise a claim against the District 

of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) now 

pending before the Office of 

Administrative Law Judges (OALJ), 

Docket No. 07–42–R. Before 

compromising a claim, the Department 

must publish its intent to do so in the 

Federal Register and provide the public 

an opportunity to comment on that 

action. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on the proposed action on or before May 

16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning the proposed action to 

Ronald B. Petracca, Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 

6C111, Washington, DC 20202–2110. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald B. Petracca. Telephone: (202) 

401–6008. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), call the Federal Relay Service 

(FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document in an accessible format 

(e.g., braille, large print, audio tape, or 

computer diskette) on request to the 

contact person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Invitation To Comment 

We invite you to submit comments 

regarding this proposed action. During 

and after the comment period, you may 

inspect all public comments about this 

notice in room 6E312, FB–6, 400 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 

4:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

Monday through Friday of each week 

except Federal holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing Comments 

On request, we will supply an 

appropriate aid, such as a reader or 

print magnifier, to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

aid, please contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Background 

On July 12, 2007, the Assistant 

Secretary for Elementary and Secondary 

Education and the Assistant Secretary 

for Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services (collectively, the Assistant 

Secretaries) jointly issued a program 

determination letter (PDL) seeking to 

recover from DCPS $1,354,679 in funds 

under Title I, Part A (Title I) of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 (ESEA), Title I, Part B, 

Subpart 1 of the ESEA (Reading First), 

Title II, Part A of the ESEA (Improving 

Teacher Quality or ITQ), and Part B of 

the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act (IDEA–B). These funds, 

based on findings in a single audit of 

DCPS (Audit Control Number 03–04– 

68025), were determined by the 

Assistant Secretaries to have been 

expended, during fiscal year 2003, in 

violation of Title I, Reading First, ITQ, 

and IDEA–B. Specifically, the Assistant 

Secretaries found that DCPS had: Failed 

to maintain appropriate documentation 

supporting payroll costs for Title I, ITQ, 

and IDEA–B; failed to provide proof of 

payment for various accrued expenses 

billed to Title I, ITQ, and IDEA–B; failed 

to maintain appropriate documentation 

for expenditures under ITQ and IDEA– 

B; failed to maintain source 

documentation to support journal 

entries for costs attributed to Title I, 

ITQ, and IDEA–B; failed to maintain 

adequate documentation to support the 

acquisition and disposition of property 

obtained with Reading First and Title I 

funds; and lacked adequate supporting 

documentation for items charged to 

IDEA–B. 

DCPS filed an Application for Review 

of this PDL with the Office of 

Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) on 

September 10, 2007. On October 24, 

2007, the OALJ granted the parties’ Joint 

Motion to Conduct Voluntary Discovery, 

Engage in Settlement Negotiations, and 

Suspend the Procedural Schedule (Joint 

Motion). Since this Joint Motion was 

granted, DCPS 1 has presented the 

Department with extensive 

documentation, not available to the 

Department at the time the PDL was 

issued, to support the withdrawal from 

this claim of $571,978 in questioned 

costs. In particular, DCPS provided 

copies of purchase orders, printouts 

from DCPS’ accounting system with 

transaction detail, and copies of 

corresponding checks to support 

$556,033 in accrued expenses billed to 

Title I, ITQ, and IDEA–B. In addition, 

DCPS provided printouts from its 

accounting system with transaction 

detail and copies of corresponding 

checks demonstrating that expenditures 

under ITQ and IDEA–B totaling $15,945 

were, in fact, made. After conducting a 

thorough review of this documentation, 

the Assistant Secretaries have decided 

to accept DCPS’ documentation, thereby 

reducing the claim to $782,701. 

The Department proposes to 

compromise this remaining claim to 

$675,000. Based on litigation risks, the 

high percentage of funds being 

recovered (86 percent of the remaining 

claim), and the costs of proceeding 

through the administrative and, 

possibly, court process for this appeal, 

the Department has determined that it 

would not be practical or in the public 

interest to continue this proceeding. In 

making this determination, the 

Department recognizes that DCPS has 

entered into a High Risk Corrective 

Action Plan (HRCAP) with the 

Department, which includes a plan to 

address weaknesses in financial 

management, procurement, and 

property management, among other 

issues. Since entering into the HRCAP, 

the Department has worked closely with 

DCPS to support DCPS in resolving the 

issues addressed in the HRCAP, 

including the practices or procedures 

that gave rise to the disallowances in the 

PDL. Therefore, the Department does 


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