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by grantees to assess progress on these 

measures. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award, the Secretary may 

consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the 

extent to which a grantee has made 

‘‘substantial progress toward meeting the 

objectives in its approved application.’’ 

This consideration includes the review 

of a grantee’s progress in meeting the 

targets and projected outcomes in its 

approved application, and whether the 

grantee has expended funds in a manner 

that is consistent with its approved 

application and budget. In making a 

continuation grant, 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 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Either Lynn Medley or Marlene Spencer 

as follows: Lynn Medley, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 5140, PCP, 

Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7338 or by e-mail: 

Lynn.Medley@ed.gov. Marlene Spencer, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5133, 

PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by e-mail: 

Marlene.Spencer@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, call the Federal 

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

877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

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) 

by contacting the Grants and Contracts 

Services Team, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

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. 

Dated: December 1, 2010. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30515 Filed 12–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Regional Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of establishment of 10 

Regional Advisory Committees. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Secretary of 

Education (Secretary) announces the 

establishment of ten Regional Advisory 

Committees (RACs). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. 

L. 92–463, as amended; 5 U.S.C., 

Appendix) shall govern the RACs. 

Purpose 

The Secretary is establishing the 

RACS in order to collect information on 

the educational needs of each of the ten 

regions served by the Regional 

Educational Laboratories. The RACs 

will seek input regarding the need for 

the technical assistance activities 

described in section 203 of the 

Educational Technical Assistance Act 

and how those needs would be most 

effectively addressed. In order to 

achieve this purpose, the RACs will 

seek input from chief executive officers 

of States; chief State school officers; 

educators, including teachers and 

administrators; local educational 

agencies; librarians; businesses; State 

educational agencies; parents; and other 

customers within each region. 

Not later than six months after each 

RAC is convened, the committee will 

submit a report based on this needs 

assessment to the Secretary. Each report 

will identify the educational needs of 

the region and how those needs would 

be most effectively addressed. The 

Secretary will establish priorities for the 

comprehensive centers to address, 

taking into account these regional 

assessments and other relevant regional 

surveys of educational needs, to the 

extent the Secretary deems appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. 

Department of Education, White House 

Liaison Office, Washington, DC 20202, 

telephone: (202) 401–3677. 

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. 

Dated: November 29, 2010. 

Arne Duncan, 

Secretary of Education. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30477 Filed 12–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Regional Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education. 

ACTION: Request for nominations to 

serve on the Regional Advisory 

Committees. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education 

(Secretary) invites interested parties to 

submit nominations for individuals to 

serve on the Regional Advisory 

Committees. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Regional Advisory Committees (RACs) 

will be established by the Secretary and 

governed by the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463, as amended; 5 

U.S.C., Appendix). The Secretary is 

establishing ten RACs, one in each 

region served by the Regional 

Educational Laboratories, in order to 

collect information on the educational 

needs of each region. The RACs will 

seek input regarding the need for the 

technical assistance activities described 

in section 203 of the Educational 

Technical Assistance Act (ETAA) and 

how those needs would be most 

effectively addressed. In order to 

achieve this purpose, the RACs will 

seek input from chief executive officers 

of States; chief State school officers; 

educators, including teachers and 

administrators; local educational 

agencies; librarians; businesses; State 

educational agencies; parents; and other 

customers. Not later than six months 

after each RAC is convened, it will 

submit a report to the Secretary. Each 

report will identify the educational 

needs of the region and how those needs 

would be most effectively addressed. To 

the extent that he deems appropriate, 

the Secretary will consider these 

reports, and other relevant regional 

surveys of educational needs, in 

establishing priorities for the 

comprehensive centers. 


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Section 206(b) of the ETAA requires 

that the membership of each RAC 

contain a balanced representation of 

States in the region and include not 

more than one representative of each 

State educational agency located in the 

region. The membership of each RAC 

may include the following: 

Representatives of local educational 

agencies, both rural and urban; 

representatives of institutions of higher 

education, including those that 

represent university-based research on 

education and on subjects other than 

education; parents; practicing educators, 

including classroom teachers, 

principals, administrators, school board 

members, and other local school 

officials; representatives of business; 

and researchers. Each RAC will be 

composed of approximately 12 

members. 

Nomination Process 

Any interested person or organization 

may nominate one or more qualified 

individuals for membership. If you 

would like to nominate an individual or 

yourself for appointment to one of the 

RACs, please submit the following 

information to the Department’s White 

House Liaison Office: 

• A copy of the nominee’s resume; 

• A cover letter that provides the 

reason(s) for nominating the individual; 

• Contact information for the 

nominee (name, title, home and 

business address, phone number, fax 

number, and e-mail address); and 

• Specify the groups the nominee 

may qualify to represent from the 

following categories (list all that apply): 

Æ State educational agency. 

Æ Local educational agency (LEA). 

• Rural LEA. 

• Urban LEA. 

Æ Practicing educator. 

• Classroom teacher. 

• School principal. 

• Other school administrator. 

• School board member. 

• Other local school official. 

Æ Parent. 

Æ Institution of higher education. 

• University-based education 

research. 

• University-based research on 

subjects other than education. 

Æ Business. 

Æ Researchers. 

In addition, the cover letter must state 

that the nominee (if you are nominating 

someone other than yourself) has agreed 

to be nominated and is willing to serve 

on one of the RACs. Nominees will be 

appointed based on technical 

qualifications, professional experience, 

demonstrated knowledge of issues, and 

demonstrated experience, integrity, 

impartiality, and good judgment. 

The Secretary will appoint members 

for the life of the Committee, which will 

span approximately five months. The 

committee will meet approximately five 

times during this period. Any member 

appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 

prior to the expiration of the full term 

for which the member’s predecessor was 

appointed will be appointed for the 

remainder of such term. Members will 

serve without compensation. However, 

members may receive reimbursement 

for travel expenses for attending 

Committee meetings, including per 

diem in lieu of subsistence, as 

authorized by the Federal travel 

regulations. 

Each RAC will be composed of both 

representatives of organizations or 

recognizable groups of persons and 

Special Government Employees (SGEs). 

SGE members will be chosen for their 

individual expertise, qualifications, and 

experience; they will provide advice 

and make recommendations based on 

their independent judgment and will 

not be speaking for or representing the 

views of any nongovernmental 

organization or recognizable group of 

persons. 

DATES: Nominations for individuals to 

serve on the RACs must be submitted 

(postmarked, if sending by mail; 

submitted electronically; or received, if 

hand delivered) by January 5, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

nominations, including attachments, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Electronically: Send to: 

WhiteHouseLiaison@ed.gov (specify in 

the e-mail subject line, ‘‘Regional 

Advisory Committee Nomination’’). 

• Mail, express delivery, hand 

delivery, messenger, or courier service: 

Submit one copy of the documents 

listed above to the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, White 

House Liaison Office, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 7C109, 

Washington, DC 20202, Attn: Karen 

Akins. Express mail or hand delivery is 

encouraged to ensure timely receipt of 

materials. 

For questions, contact Karen Akins, 

White House Liaison Office, at (202) 

401–3677, at (202) 205–0723 (fax), or via 

e-mail at WhiteHouseLiaison@ed.gov. 

Dated: November 29, 2010. 

Arne Duncan, 

Secretary of Education. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30475 Filed 12–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9235–1] 

Proposed Settlement Agreement, 

Clean Air Act Citizen Suit 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Settlement 

Agreement; Request for Public Comment 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended 

(‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), 

notice is hereby given of a proposed 

settlement agreement to address a 

lawsuit filed by the Louisiana 

Environmental Action Network in the 

United States District Court for the 

District of Columbia: Louisiana 

Environmental Action Network v. 

Jackson,. No 1:09–0133 (D. D.C.). On 

February 17, 2010, Plaintiff filed an 

amended complaint alleging that EPA 

failed to perform nondiscretionary 

duties under the Clean Air Act related 

to the attainment of National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for 

ozone in the Baton Rouge area. 

Specifically, they alleged that EPA 

failed to promulgate a Federal 

Implementation Plan to adopt 

regulations for the Baton Rouge area 

necessary to implement CAA 

requirements for ozone nonattainment 

areas that have been designated as 

‘‘severe’’ nonattainment areas for the 1- 

hour ozone standard. The proposed 

settlement agreement establishes 

deadlines for EPA to take action on 

certain requirements related to the 1- 

hour and 1997 8-hour ozone standards. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed settlement agreements must be 

received by January 5, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OGC–2010–0971, online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred 

method); by e-mail to 

oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by 

hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket 

Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. Comments on a disk or CD– 

ROM should be formatted in Word or 

ASCII file, avoiding the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption, 

and may be mailed to the mailing 

address above. 


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