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Assurance Program have influenced 

Federal verification policies. The data 

provided by participating institutions 

have addressed not only the accuracy of 

student aid awards and payments, but 

also the management of student aid 

offices and the delivery of services to 

students. 

Features of the Program 

The Quality Assurance Program gives 

institutions tools and techniques to 

assess, measure, analyze, correct, and 

prevent compliance problems. The 

Institutional Student Information 

Record (ISIR) Analysis Tool provides 

participating institutions with data for 

achieving targeted verification 

outcomes, as explained below. The 

evaluation tools that QA schools must 

complete (‘‘FSA Assessments’’) help 

schools develop policies and procedures 

as well as strengthen compliance. 

The Secretary encourages institutions 

participating in the Quality Assurance 

Program to evaluate their verification 

policies and procedures and adopt 

improvements to those procedures. 

Institutions measure performance and 

test the effectiveness of their verification 

program by using the Department’s ISIR 

Analysis Tool. The ISIR Analysis Tool 

is a Web-based software product that 

provides financial aid administrators 

with an in-depth analysis of their 

applicant population. It allows them to 

see not only which elements on the 

student’s Free Application for Federal 

Student Aid (FAFSA) changed when 

verified, but also what impact these 

changes have on the student’s Expected 

Family Contribution (EFC) and aid 

eligibility. This analysis helps financial 

aid administrators develop a targeted 

institutional verification program, 

which ultimately makes the financial 

aid process easier for students, while 

ensuring accountability and program 

integrity. 

The Quality Assurance Program also 

helps institutions make improvements 

beyond verification. By using the FSA 

Assessments, school staff in the 

financial aid office can, through 

teamwork, set goals for excellence in all 

areas of financial aid delivery on their 

campus. Another benefit of participating 

in the Quality Assurance Program is that 

both parties become engaged in 

promoting program integrity, 

stewardship, and customer service in 

the administration and delivery of the 

student financial assistance programs, 

thereby producing a more positive 

customer experience. 

Invitation for Applications 

The Secretary invites institutions of 

higher education that administer one or 

more Title IV, HEA programs to submit 

a letter of application to participate in 

the Quality Assurance Program. 

Institutions that currently participate in 

the program may continue to do so 

without submitting a new letter of 

application. The Secretary will review 

the letter of application, which should 

reflect the institution’s commitment to: 

• Improve the accuracy of 

institutional verification programs; 

• Increase institutional flexibility in 

managing student aid funds, while 

maintaining accountability for the 

proper use of those funds; and 

• Encourage the development of 

innovative management approaches to 

strengthen stewardship by using the 

FSA Assessments. 

Review Process 

The Department will screen 

prospective participants to determine if 

the institution meets general Title IV, 

HEA eligibility requirements and has a 

demonstrated record of program 

compliance. The Secretary may also 

consider the institution’s performance 

with regard to financial responsibility, 

administrative capability, program 

review findings, audit findings, etc. as 

outlined in the applicable regulations 

and in the Federal Student Aid 

Handbook. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may view this document, as well 

as all other documents of this 

Department 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. 

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. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1094a(a). 

Dated: April 5, 2011. 

William J. Taggart, 

Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8458 Filed 4–7–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Small, Rural School Achievement 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice announcing application 

deadline. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.358A. 

SUMMARY: Under the Small, Rural 

School Achievement (SRSA) program, 

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 for submission of fiscal year 

(FY) 2011 SRSA grant applications. 

DATES: The deadline for transmittal of 

electronic applications is June 30, 2011, 

4:30:00 p.m. Washington, DC time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 3W107, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 401–0039 or by e-mail: 

reap@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Which LEAs are eligible for an award 

under the SRSA program? 

An LEA (including a public charter 

school that is considered an LEA under 

State law) is eligible for an award under 

the SRSA program if— 

(a) 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 

(b) All of the schools served by the 

LEA are designated with a school locale 

code of 7 or 8 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. 

The school locale codes are the locale 

codes determined on the basis of the 

NCES school code methodology in place 

on the date of enactment of section 

6211(b) of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended. 

Which eligible LEAs must submit an 

application to receive an FY 2011 SRSA 

grant award? 

An eligible LEA must submit an 

application to receive an FY 2011 SRSA 

grant award if that LEA has never 

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funds in any prior year. All eligible 

LEAs that need to submit an application 

to receive an SRSA grant award in a 

given year are highlighted in yellow on 

the SRSA eligibility spreadsheets, 

which are posted annually on the SRSA 

program Web site at 

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/

eligibility.html. 

Under the regulations in 34 CFR 

75.104(a), the Secretary makes grants 

only to an eligible party that submits an 

application. Given the limited purpose 

served by the application under the 

SRSA program, the Secretary considers 

the application requirement to be met if 

an LEA submitted an SRSA application 

for any prior year. In this circumstance, 

unless an LEA advises the Secretary by 

the application deadline that it is 

withdrawing its application, the 

Secretary deems the application that an 

LEA previously submitted to remain in 

effect for FY 2011 funding, and the LEA 

does not have to submit an additional 

application. 

We intend to provide, by April 7, 

2011, a list of LEAs eligible for FY 2011 

funds on the Department’s Web site at 

http://www.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/

eligibility.html. The Web site will 

indicate which eligible LEAs must 

submit an electronic application to the 

Department to receive an FY 2011 SRSA 

grant award, and which eligible LEAs 

are considered already to have met the 

application requirement. 

Eligible LEAs that need to submit an 

application in order to receive FY 2011 

SRSA funds must do so electronically 

by the deadline established in this 

notice. 

Electronic Submission of Applications 

An eligible LEA that is required to 

submit an application to receive FY 

2011 SRSA funds must submit an 

electronic application by June 30, 2011, 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time. If it 

submits its application after this 

deadline, the LEA will receive a grant 

award only to the extent that funds are 

available after the Department awards 

grants to other eligible LEAs under the 

program. 

Submission of an electronic 

application involves the use of the 

Department’s G5 system. You can access 

the electronic application for the SRSA 

Program at: http://www.g5.gov. When 

you access this site, you will receive 

specific instructions regarding the 

information to include in your 

application. 

The hours of operation of the G5 Web 

site are 6:00 a.m. Monday until 7:00 

p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. 

Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, 

DC time. Any modifications to these 

hours are posted on the G5 Web site. 

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 computer diskette) 

on request to the program contact 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You can view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

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. 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. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7345– 

7345b. 

Dated: April 5, 2011. 

Thelma Mele ́ndez de Santa Ana, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8441 Filed 4–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. CAC–031] 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Certain Industrial Equipment: 

Publication of the Petition for Waiver 

From Carrier Corporation and Granting 

of the Interim Waiver From the 

Department of Energy Commercial 

Package Air Conditioner and Heat 

Pump Test Procedures 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver, 

granting of application for interim 

waiver, and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt 

of and publishes a petition for waiver 

from Carrier Corporation (Carrier). The 

petition for waiver (hereafter ‘‘petition’’) 

requests a waiver from the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) test 

procedure applicable to commercial 

package air-source central air 

conditioners and heat pumps. The 

petition is specific to the Carrier 

variable capacity Super Modular MultiSystem SMMSi (commercial) multi-split 

heat pumps. Through this document, 

DOE: (1) Solicits comments, data, and 

information with respect to the Carrier 

petition; and (2) announces the grant of 

an interim waiver to Carrier from the 

existing DOE test procedure for the 

subject commercial multi-split air 

conditioners and heat pumps. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information with respect to the 

Carrierpetition until, but no later than 

May 9, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number ‘‘CAC–031,’’ 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal:http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: 

AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov. 

Include the case number [CAC–031] in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE–2J/ 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please 

submit one signed original paper copy. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed original paper copy. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

review the background documents 

relevant to this matter, you may visit the 

U.S. Department of Energy, 950 L’Enfant 

Plaza SW., (Resource Room of the 

Building Technologies Program), 

Washington, DC, 20024; (202) 586–2945, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except on Federal 

holidays. Available documents include 

the following items: (1) This notice; (2) 

public comments received; (3) the 

petition for waiver and application for 

interim waiver; and (4) prior DOE 

rulemakings and waivers regarding 

similar central air conditioning and heat 

pump equipment. Please call Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at the above telephone 

number for additional information 

regarding visiting the Resource Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Building Technologies 

Program, Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal 


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