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application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

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Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

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You may also access documents of the 

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Specifically, through the advanced 

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Frank T. Brogan, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00540 Filed 1–11–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0168] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Comprehensive Transition Program 

(CTP) for Disbursing Title IV Aid to 

Students With Intellectual Disabilities 

Expenditure Report 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension without change 

of a currently approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Comments may also be sent 

to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, (202) 377–4018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Comprehensive 

Transition Program (CTP) for Disbursing 

Title IV Aid to Students with 

Intellectual Disabilities Expenditure 

Report 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0113. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 

Sector Total Estimated Number of 

Annual Responses: 104. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 208. 

Abstract: The Higher Education 

Opportunity Act, Public Law 110–315, 

added provisions to the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended, in 

section 750 and 766 that enable eligible 

students with intellectual disabilities to 

receive Federal Pell Grant, Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity 

Grant, and Federal Work Study funds if 

they are enrolled in an approved 

program. The Comprehensive Transition 

Program (CTP) for Disbursing Title IV 

Aid to Students with Intellectual 

Disabilities expenditure report is the 

tool for reporting the use of these 

specific funds. The data is used by the 

Department to monitor program 

effectiveness and accountability of fund 

expenditures. The data is used in 

conjunction with institutional program 

reviews to assess the administrative 

capability and compliance of the 

applicants. 

Dated: January 8, 2021. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00566 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0154] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure 

Reporting Under CARES Act Sections 

18004(a)(1) Institutional Portion, 

18004(a)(2), and 18004(a)(3) 

Correction 

In notice document 2020–28000, 

appearing on page 83068 in the issue of 

Monday, December 21, 2020, make the 

following correction: 

On page 83068, in the second column, 

in the DATES section, change ‘‘January 

20, 2021’’ to read ‘‘January 21, 2021.’’ 

[FR Doc. C1–2020–28000 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1301–00–D 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Educational Opportunity Centers 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2021 for the Educational 

Opportunity Centers (EOC) Program, 

Assistance Listing Number 84.066A. 

This notice relates to the approved 

information collection under OMB 

control number 1840–0820. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: January 13, 

2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 1, 2021. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: April 28, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 13, 2019 

(84 FR 3768), and available at 

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019- 

02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachael Wiley Ed.D, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 271–24, Washington, DC 20202– 

4260. Telephone: (202) 453–6078. 

Email: Rachael.Wiley@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purposes of 

the EOC Program are to: Provide 

information regarding financial and 

academic assistance available for 

qualified individuals who want to enter 

or continue to pursue a program of 

postsecondary education; provide 

assistance to those individuals in 

applying for admission to institutions 

that offer programs of postsecondary 

education, including assistance in 

preparing necessary applications for use 

by admissions and financial aid officers; 

and improve the financial and economic 

literacy of program participants. 

Priorities: This notice contains three 

competitive preference priorities. 

Competitive Preference Priorities 1 and 

2 are from the Secretary’s Notice of 

Final Supplemental Priorities and 

Definitions for Discretionary Grant 

Programs, published in the Federal 

Register on March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9096) 

(Supplemental Priorities). Competitive 

Preference Priority 3 is from the 

Secretary’s Notice of Administrative 

Priorities and Definitions for 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 9, 2020 (85 FR 13640) 

(Administrative Priorities). 

Note: Applicants must include, in the onepage abstract submitted with the application, 

a statement indicating which, if any, of the 

competitive preference priorities are 

addressed. If the applicant has addressed the 

competitive preference priorities, this 

information must also be listed on the EOC 

Program Profile Form. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2021 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, these priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an 

application up to two additional points 

for each priority, for a total of up to six 

additional points, depending on how 

well the application meets each of these 

priorities. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1: 

Ensuring that Service Members, 

Veterans, and Their Families Have 

Access to High-Quality Educational 

Options (up to 2 points). 

Projects that are designed to address 

the academic needs of military- or 

veteran-connected students (as defined 

in this notice). 

Competitive Priority 2: Fostering 

Flexible and Affordable Paths to 

Obtaining Knowledge and Skills (up to 

2 points). 

Projects that are designed to create or 

expand opportunities for individuals to 

obtain recognized postsecondary 

credentials through the demonstration 

of prior knowledge and skills, such as 

competency-based learning. Such 

credentials may include an industryrecognized certificate or certification, a 

certificate of completion of an 

apprenticeship, a license recognized by 

the State involved or Federal 

Government, or an associate or 

baccalaureate degree. 

Competitive Priority 3: Applications 

that Demonstrate a Rationale (up to 2 

points). 

Under this priority, an applicant 

proposes a project that demonstrates a 

rationale (as defined in 34 CFR 77.1). 

Definitions: The definitions below are 

from 34 CFR 77.1 and the Supplemental 

Priorities. 

Demonstrates a rationale means a key 

project component included in the 

project’s logic model is informed by 

research or evaluation findings that 

suggest the project component is likely 

to improve relevant outcomes. 

Logic model (also referred to as a 

theory of action) means a framework 

that identifies key project components 

of the proposed project (i.e., the active 

‘‘ingredients’’ that are hypothesized to 

be critical to achieving the relevant 

outcomes) and describes the theoretical 

and operational relationships among the 

key project components and relevant 

outcomes. 

Note: In developing logic models, 

applicants may want to use resources such as 

the Regional Educational Laboratory 

Program’s (REL Pacific) Education Logic 

Model Application, available at https://

ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/ 

elm.asp, to help design their logic models. 

Other sources include: https://ies.ed.gov/ 

ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/REL_

2014025.pdf, https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/ 

regions/pacific/pdf/REL_2014007.pdf, and 

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/ 

northeast/pdf/REL_2015057.pdf. 

Military- or veteran-connected student 

means a student who is a member of the 

uniformed services, a veteran of the 

uniformed services, or the spouse of a 

service member or veteran. 

Note: For the purpose of this definition, 

‘‘student’’ may include a prospective student. 

Project component means an activity, 

strategy, intervention, process, product, 

practice, or policy included in a project. 

Evidence may pertain to an individual 

project component or to a combination 

of project components (e.g., training 

teachers on instructional practices for 

English learners and follow-on coaching 

for these teachers). 

Relevant outcome means the student 

outcome(s) or other outcome(s) the key 

project component is designed to 

improve, consistent with the specific 

goals of the program. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

11 and 20 U.S.C. 1070–16. 

Note: Projects must be awarded and 

operated in a manner consistent with the 

nondiscrimination requirements contained in 

the U.S. Constitution and the Federal civil 

rights laws. 

Application Requirements: For FY 

2021 and any subsequent year in which 

we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, applicants must meet the 

following application requirements from 

34 CFR 644.11. 

An applicant must submit, as part of 

its application, assurances that— 

(a) At least two-thirds of the 

individuals it serves under its proposed 

EOC project will be low-income 

individuals who are potential firstgeneration college students; 

(b) The project will collaborate with 

other Federal TRIO projects, GEAR UP 

projects, or programs serving similar 

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populations that are serving the same 

target schools or target area in order to 

minimize the duplication of services 

and promote collaborations so that more 

students can be served; 

(c) The project will be located in a 

setting or settings accessible to the 

individuals proposed to be served by 

the project; and 

(d) If the applicant is an institution of 

higher education, it will not use the 

project as a part of its recruitment 

program. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75 (except for §§ 75.215 through 

75.221), 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, 

and 99. (b) The Office of Management 

and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on 

Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 

part 180, as adopted and amended as 

regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 

part 3485. (c) The Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The regulations for this program in 34 

CFR part 644. (e) The Supplemental 

Priorities. (f) The Administrative 

Priorities. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR 86 apply 

to institutions of higher education (IHEs) 

only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$55,994,306. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in 

subsequent years from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$232,050–$1,280,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$273,793. 

Maximum Award: The maximum 

award varies based on whether the 

applicant is currently receiving an EOC 

Program grant, as well as the number of 

participants served. 

• For an applicant that is not 

currently receiving an EOC Program 

grant, the maximum award amount is 

$232,050. Applicants must have a perparticipant cost of no more than $273 

and propose to serve a minimum of 850 

participants. 

• For an applicant that is currently 

receiving an EOC Program grant— 

1. The applicant may request a 

maximum award amount that is an 

amount equal to 100 percent of the 

applicant’s base award amount for FY 

2020 to serve a minimum number of 

participants equal to the applicant’s 

approved FY 2020 participant number; 

or 

2. If the applicant proposes to reduce 

the number of participants to be served 

below the amount served in FY 2020, 

the proposed number of participants 

must be at least 850 and the perparticipant cost must not exceed the 

applicant’s cost per participant for FY 

2020 or $273, whichever is greater. For 

example, if an applicant’s per 

participant cost for FY 2020 is $344 and 

the applicant is proposing to serve 850 

participants under the FY 2021 

competition, the applicant would be 

eligible to request a $292,400 grant 

($344 × 850 = $292,400). 

Note: Applicants currently receiving an 

EOC Program grant in FY 2020 are strongly 

encouraged to continue to serve the same 

number of participants under the proposed 

project. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 140. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs; public 

and private agencies and organizations, 

including community-based 

organizations with experience in serving 

disadvantaged youth; secondary 

schools; and combinations of such 

institutions, agencies, and 

organizations. 

Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, 

under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate 

your nonprofit status by providing: (1) Proof 

that the Internal Revenue Service currently 

recognizes the applicant as an organization to 

which contributions are tax deductible under 

section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing 

body or the State attorney general certifying 

that the organization is a nonprofit 

organization operating within the State and 

that no part of its net earnings may lawfully 

benefit any private shareholder or individual; 

(3) a certified copy of the applicant’s 

certificate of incorporation or similar 

document if it clearly establishes the 

nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any 

item described above if that item applies to 

a State or national parent organization, 

together with a statement by the State or 

parent organization that the applicant is a 

local nonprofit affiliate. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

competition does not require cost 

sharing or matching. 

b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This 

program uses a training indirect cost 

rate. This limits indirect cost 

reimbursement to an entity’s actual 

indirect costs, as determined in its 

negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, 

or eight percent of a modified total 

direct cost base, whichever amount is 

less. For more information regarding 

training indirect cost rates, see 34 CFR 

75.562. For more information regarding 

indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated 

indirect cost rate, please see 

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/ 

intro.html. 

c. Administrative Cost Limitation: 

This program does not include any 

program-specific limitation on 

administrative expenses. All 

administrative expenses must be 

reasonable and necessary and conform 

to Cost Principles described in 2 CFR 

part 200 subpart E of the Uniform 

Guidance. 

3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this 

competition may not award subgrants to 

entities to directly carry out project 

activities described in its application. 

4. Other: An applicant may submit 

more than one application for an EOC 

Program grant so long as each 

application describes a project that 

serves a different target area (34 CFR 

644.10(a)). The term ‘‘target area’’ is 

defined as a geographic area served by 

a project (34 CFR 644.7(b)). 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: Applicants are required to 

follow the Common Instructions for 

Applicants to Department of Education 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768) and 

available at www.govinfo.gov/content/ 

pkg/FR–2019–02–13/pdf/2019– 

02206.pdf, which contain requirements 

and information on how to submit an 

application. 

2. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

program. 

3. Funding Restrictions: We specify 

unallowable costs in 34 CFR 644.31. We 

reference additional regulations 

outlining funding restrictions in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

Requirements concerning the content 

of an application, together with the 

forms you must submit, are in the 

application package for this program. 

4. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative is where you, the 

applicant, address the selection criteria 

that reviewers use to evaluate your 

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application. We recommend that you (1) 

limit the application narrative, which 

includes the budget narrative, to no 

more than 60 pages and (2) use the 

following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ × 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger, and no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit does not 

apply to the cover sheet; the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurances and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract. 

However, the recommended page limit 

does apply to all of the application 

narrative. 

We recommend that any application 

addressing the competitive preference 

priorities include no more than three 

additional pages for each priority 

addressed. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 644.21. We will award up to 100 

points to an application under the 

selection criteria and up to 6 additional 

points to an application under the 

competitive preference priorities, for a 

total score of up to 106 points. The 

maximum number of points available 

for each criterion is indicated in 

parentheses. 

(a) Need for the project (24 points). 

The Secretary evaluates the need for an 

EOC project in the proposed target area 

on the basis of the extent to which the 

application contains clear evidence of— 

(1) A high number or percentage, or 

both, of low-income families residing in 

the target area; 

(2) A high number or percentage, or 

both, of individuals residing in the 

target area with education completion 

levels below the baccalaureate level; 

(3) A high need on the part of 

residents of the target area for further 

education and training from programs of 

postsecondary education in order to 

meet changing employment trends; and 

(4) Other indicators of need for an 

EOC project, including the presence of 

unaddressed educational or socioeconomic problems of adult residents in 

the target area. 

(b) Objectives (8 points). The 

Secretary evaluates the quality of the 

applicant’s objectives and proposed 

targets (percentages) in the following 

areas on the basis of the extent to which 

they are both ambitious, as related to the 

need data provided under selection 

criterion (a), and attainable, given the 

project’s plan of operation, budget, and 

other resources— 

(1) Secondary school diploma or 

equivalent (2 points). 

(2) Postsecondary enrollment (3 

points). 

(3) Financial aid applications (1.5 

points). 

(4) College admission applications 

(1.5 points). 

(c) Plan of operation (30 points). The 

Secretary evaluates the quality of the 

applicant’s plan of operation on the 

basis of the following— 

(1) The plan to inform the residents, 

schools, and community organizations 

in the target area of the goals, objectives, 

and services of the project and the 

eligibility requirements for participation 

in the project (4 points); 

(2) The plan to identify and select 

eligible participants and ensure their 

participation without regard to race, 

color, national origin, gender, or 

disability (4 points); 

(3) The plan to assess each 

participant’s need for services provided 

by the project (2 points); 

(4) The plan to provide services that 

meet the participants’ needs and 

achieve the objectives of the project (12 

points); and 

(5) The management plan to ensure 

the proper and efficient administration 

of the project including, but not limited 

to, the project’s organizational structure, 

the time committed to the project by the 

project director and other personnel, 

and, where appropriate, its coordination 

with other projects for disadvantaged 

students (8 points). 

(d) Applicant and community support 

(16 points). The Secretary evaluates the 

applicant and community support for 

the proposed project on the basis of the 

extent to which the applicant has made 

provision for resources to supplement 

the grant and enhance the project’s 

services, including— 

(1) Facilities, equipment, supplies, 

personnel, and other resources 

committed by the applicant (8 points); 

and 

(2) Resources secured through written 

commitments from schools, community 

organizations, and others (8 points). 

(e) Quality of personnel (9 points). (1) 

The Secretary evaluates the quality of 

the personnel the applicant plans to use 

in the project on the basis of the 

following— 

(i) The qualifications required of the 

project director. 

(ii) The qualifications required of each 

of the other personnel to be used in the 

project. 

(iii) The plan to employ personnel 

who have succeeded in overcoming 

disadvantages or circumstances like 

those of the population of the target 

area. 

(2) In evaluating the qualifications of 

a person, the Secretary considers his or 

her experience and training in fields 

related to the objectives of the project. 

(f) Budget (5 points). The Secretary 

evaluates the extent to which the project 

budget is reasonable, cost-effective, and 

adequate to support the project. 

(g) Evaluation plan (8 points). The 

Secretary evaluates the quality of the 

evaluation plan for the project on the 

basis of the extent to which the 

applicant’s methods of evaluation— 

(1) Are appropriate to the project’s 

objectives; 

(2) Provide for the applicant to 

determine, using specific and 

quantifiable measures, the success of the 

project in— 

(i) Making progress toward achieving 

its objectives (a formative evaluation); 

and 

(ii) Achieving its objectives at the end 

of the project period (a summative 

evaluation); and 

(3) Provide for the disclosure of 

unanticipated project outcomes, using 

quantifiable measures if appropriate. 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that, in 

making a competitive grant award, the 

Secretary requires various assurances 

including those applicable to Federal 

civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

For this competition, a panel of nonFederal reviewers will review each 

application in accordance with the 

selection criteria in 34 CFR 644.21. The 

individual scores of the reviewers will 

be added and the sum divided by the 

number of reviewers to determine the 

peer review score received in the review 

process. Additionally, in accordance 

with 34 CFR 644.22, the Secretary will 

award prior experience points to 

applicants that conducted an EOC 

Program project during budget periods 

2017–18, 2018–19, and 2019–20, based 

on their documented experience. Prior 

experience points, if any, will be added 

to the application’s averaged reader 

score to determine the total score for 

each application. 

If there are insufficient funds for all 

applications with the same total scores, 

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the Secretary will choose among the tied 

applications so as to serve geographic 

areas and eligible populations that have 

been underserved by the EOC Program. 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.205, before awarding grants under 

this competition the Department 

conducts a review of the risks posed by 

applicants. Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the 

Secretary may impose specific 

conditions and, in appropriate 

circumstances, high-risk conditions on a 

grant if the applicant or grantee is not 

financially stable; has a history of 

unsatisfactory performance; has a 

financial or other management system 

that does not meet the standards in 2 

CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

4. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you are selected under this 

competition to receive an award that 

over the course of the project period 

may exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold (currently $250,000), under 2 

CFR 200.205(a)(2), we must make a 

judgment about your integrity, business 

ethics, and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through the System for 

Award Management. You may review 

and comment on any information about 

yourself that a Federal agency 

previously entered and that is currently 

in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, 

require you to report certain integrity 

information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant 

plus all the other Federal funds you 

receive exceed $10,000,000. 

5. In General: In accordance with the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all 

applicable Federal laws, and relevant 

Executive guidance, the Department 

will review and consider applications 

for funding pursuant to this notice 

inviting applications in accordance 

with— 

(a) Selecting recipients most likely to 

be successful in delivering results based 

on the program objectives through an 

objective process of evaluating Federal 

award applications (2 CFR 200.205); 

(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain 

telecommunication and video 

surveillance services or equipment in 

alignment with section 889 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act of 

2019 (Pub. L. 115–232) (2 CFR 200.216); 

(c) Promoting the freedom of speech 

and religious liberty in alignment with 

Promoting Free Speech and Religious 

Liberty (E.O. 13798) and Improving Free 

Inquiry, Transparency, and 

Accountability at Colleges and 

Universities (E.O. 13864) (2 CFR 

200.300, 200.303, 200.339, and 

200.341); 

(d) Providing a preference, to the 

extent permitted by law, to maximize 

use of goods, products, and materials 

produced in the United States (2 CFR 

200.322); and 

(e) Terminating agreements in whole 

or in part to the greatest extent 

authorized by law if an award no longer 

effectuates the program goals or agency 

priorities (2 CFR 200.340). 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN); or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. We may notify 

you informally, also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Open Licensing Requirements: 

Unless an exception applies, if you are 

awarded a grant under this competition, 

you will be required to openly license 

to the public grant deliverables created 

in whole, or in part, with Department 

grant funds. When the deliverable 

consists of modifications to pre-existing 

works, the license extends only to those 

modifications that can be separately 

identified and only to the extent that 

open licensing is permitted under the 

terms of any licenses or other legal 

restrictions on the use of pre-existing 

works. Additionally, a grantee or 

subgrantee that is awarded competitive 

grant funds must have a plan to 

disseminate these public grant 

deliverables. This dissemination plan 

can be developed and submitted after 

your application has been reviewed and 

selected for funding. For additional 

information on the open licensing 

requirements please refer to 2 CFR 

3474.20. 

4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/appforms/ 

appforms.html. 

5. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993, the following measure will 

be used by the Department to evaluate 

the success of the EOC Program: 

Participants’ success in completing a 

secondary school diploma or its 

equivalent, completion of applications 

for student financial aid, submission of 

applications for postsecondary 

admission, and postsecondary 

enrollment. All EOC Program grantees 

will be required to submit annual 

performance reports. 

6. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: Whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, the performance targets in 

the grantee’s approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

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receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. 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. 

Christopher J. McCaghren, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00329 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Arbitration Panel Decisions Under the 

Randolph-Sheppard Act 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists arbitration 

panel decisions under the RandolphSheppard Act issued from April 1, 2020 

to July 31, 2020. This notice also lists 

any older decisions that the Department 

of Education (Department) has made 

publicly available in accessible 

electronic format during that period. All 

decisions are available on the 

Department’s website and by request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James McCarthy, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 5064D, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6703. Email: 

james.mccarthy@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service, toll-free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the 

purpose of providing individuals who 

are blind with remunerative 

employment, enlarging their economic 

opportunities, and stimulating greater 

efforts to make themselves selfsupporting, the Randolph-Sheppard 

Act, 20 U.S.C. 107 et seq. (Act), 

authorizes individuals who are blind to 

operate vending facilities on Federal 

property and provides them with a 

priority for doing so. The vending 

facilities include, among other things, 

cafeterias, snack bars, and automatic 

vending machines. The Department 

administers the Act and designates an 

agency in each State—the State 

licensing agency (SLA)—to license 

individuals who are blind to operate 

vending facilities on Federal and other 

property in the State. 

The Act provides for arbitration of 

disputes between SLAs and vendors 

who are blind and between SLAs and 

Federal agencies before three-person 

panels, convened by the Department, 

whose decisions constitute final agency 

action. 20 U.S.C. 107d–1. The Act also 

makes these decisions matters of public 

record and requires their publication in 

the Federal Register. 20 U.S.C. 107d– 

2(c). 

The Department publishes lists of 

Randolph-Sheppard Act arbitration 

panel decisions in the Federal Register 

and the full text of the decisions listed 

are available on the Department’s 

website (see below) or by request (see 84 

FR 41941). Older, archived decisions are 

also added to the Department’s website 

as they are digitized. 

In the second quarter of 2020, 

Randolph-Sheppard arbitration panels 

issued the following decisions. 

Case name Docket No. Date State 

Illinois v. The Department of Energy ........................................................................................... R–S/16–12 4/30/2020 Illinois. 

Oklahoma v. the Department of the Army, Fort Sill .................................................................... R–S/18–09 6/22/2020 Oklahoma. 

These decisions and other decisions 

that we have already posted are 

searchable by key terms, are accessible 

under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

Act, and are available in Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the 

Department’s website at www.ed.gov/ 

programs/rsarsp/arbitrationdecisions.html or by request to the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

At the same site, we have posted the 

following older, archived decision from 

2019. 

Case name Docket No. Date State 

The Florida Department of Education, Division of Blind Services v. The Department of the Air 

Force, Hurlburt Field.

R–S/17–03 6/13/2019 Florida. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format on request to the 

contact person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. The Department 

will provide the requestor with an 

accessible format that may include Rich 

Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), 

a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc, or 

other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in