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making your request. 

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the collection activity requirements 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education Overview Information; 

Native Hawaiian Education Program— 

Competition for Novice Applicants 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2010. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.362A. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: February 26, 

2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 27, 2010. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Native Hawaiian Education program 

is to support innovative projects that 

enhance the educational services 

provided to Native Hawaiian children 

and adults. These projects may include 

those activities authorized under section 

7205(a)(3) of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (ESEA). 

Note: Under Public Law 111–117, the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, 

construction, renovation, or modernization of 

any elementary school, secondary school, or 

structure related to an elementary school or 

secondary school, run by the Department of 

Education of the State of Hawaii, that serves 

a predominantly Native Hawaiian student 

body is a permissible use of FY 2010 funds 

under this program. 

Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute priority for 

this competition is from 34 CFR 

75.225(c)(1). In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(iv), the competitive 

preference priorities are from section 

7205(a)(2) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 

7515(a)(2)). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2010, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Novice Applicants. Applicants must 

be novice applicants as defined in 34 

CFR 75.225(a). In accordance with 34 

CFR 75.225, the Secretary is only 

making awards to applicants that have 

never received a grant or subgrant under 

the Native Hawaiian Education 

program, have never been a member of 

a group application, submitted in 

accordance with 34 CFR 75.127 through 

75.129, that received a grant under the 

Native Hawaiian Education program, 

and have not had an active discretionary 

grant from the Federal Government in 

the five years before the deadline date 

for applications under the program. For 

purposes of this absolute priority, a 

grant is active until the end of the 

grant’s project or funding period, 

including any extensions of those 

periods that extend the grantee’s 

authority to obligate funds. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2010 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applicants from this 

competition, these priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

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

additional five points to an application 

that meets one or more of these 

priorities. 

These priorities are: 

(a) Projects that are designed to 

address beginning reading and literacy 

among students in kindergarten through 

third grade. 

(b) Projects that are designed to 

address the needs of at-risk children and 

youth. 

(c) Projects that are designed to 

address the needs in fields or 

disciplines in which Native Hawaiians 

are underemployed. 

(d) Projects that are designed to 

address the use of the Hawaiian 

language in instruction. 

Note: In order to receive additional points 

under a competitive preference priority, an 

application should provide adequate and 

sufficient information that clearly 

substantiates its claim that it meets at least 

one of the priorities addressed. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7511–7517; 

Public Law 111–117, the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2010. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 

85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grant. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$2,895,000 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$250,000–$950,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$413,500. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 7. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 36 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Native 

Hawaiian educational organizations; 

Native Hawaiian community-based 

organizations; public and private 

nonprofit organizations, agencies, and 

institutions with experience in 

developing or operating Native 

Hawaiian programs or programs of 

instruction in the Native Hawaiian 

language; and consortia of the 

previously mentioned organizations, 

agencies, and institutions, if they meet 

the definition of novice applicant in 34 

CFR 75.225. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, 

use the following address: http:// 

www.ed.gov/programs/nathawaiian/ 

applicant.html. To obtain a copy from 

ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the 

following: Education Publications 

Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 

20794–1398. Telephone, toll free: 1– 

877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If 

you use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877– 

576–7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ 

edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: 

edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application from ED 

Pubs, be sure to identify this program or 

competition as follows: CFDA 84.362A. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the person or 

team listed under Accessible Format in 

section VIII of this notice. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

competition. 


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Page Limit: The application narrative 

is where you, the applicant, address the 

selection criteria that reviewers use to 

evaluate your application. You must 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 25 pages, using the following 

standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 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, except titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, captions, and all text in 

charts, tables, figures, and graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit does not apply to the 

cover sheet; the budget section, 

including the five-page narrative budget 

justification; the assurances and 

certifications; the one-page abstract; the 

resumes; the bibliography; or the five 

letters of support. However, the page 

limit does apply to all of the application 

narrative section. 

Our reviewers will not read any pages 

of your application that exceed the page 

limit. Appendices to the narrative are 

not permitted, with the exception of 

resumes and endnotes. None of the 

material sent as appendices to the 

narrative, with the exception of resumes 

and endnotes, will be sent to the 

reviewers. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: February 26, 

2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 27, 2010. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

Application System (e-Application) 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants site. For information (including 

dates and times) about how to submit 

your application electronically, or in 

paper format by mail or hand delivery 

if you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, 

please refer to section IV. 6. Other 

Submission Requirements of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If 

the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

5. Funding Restrictions: Under section 

7205(b) of the ESEA, not more than five 

percent of funds provided to a grantee 

under this competition for any fiscal 

year may be used for administrative 

purposes. We reference regulations 

outlining funding restrictions in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

6. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

Applications for grants under the 

Native Hawaiian Education program— 

CFDA Number 84.362A must be 

submitted electronically using eApplication, accessible through the 

Department’s e-Grants Web site at: 

http://e-grants.ed.gov. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

the application deadline date, a written 

statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

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

the application deadline date. EApplication will not accept an 

application for this competition after 

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

the application deadline date. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process. 

• The hours of operation of the 

e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m. Monday 

until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. 

Thursday until 8 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8 p.m. on Sundays 

and 6 a.m. on Mondays, and between 

7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6 a.m. on 

Thursdays, Washington, DC time. Any 

modifications to these hours are posted 

on the e-Grants Web site. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: The Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

You must attach any narrative sections 

of your application as files in a .DOC 

(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF 

(Portable Document) format. If you 

upload a file type other than the three 

file types specified in this paragraph or 

submit a password protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgement that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting your electronic application, 

fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424. 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on forms at a later 

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Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of e-Application Unavailability: 

If you are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because 

e-Application is unavailable, we will 

grant you an extension of one business 

day to enable you to transmit your 

application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of 

e-Application and you have initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2)(a) E-Application is unavailable for 

60 minutes or more between the hours 

of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date; or 

(b) E-Application is unavailable for 

any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgement of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) the person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336– 

8930. If e-Application is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and, therefore, the application 

deadline is extended, an e-mail will be 

sent to all registered users who have 

initiated an e-Application. Extensions 

referred to in this section apply only to 

the unavailability of e-Application. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

e-Application because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to eApplication; 

and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevents you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. If 

you mail your written statement to the 

Department, it must be postmarked no 

later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Irene Harwarth, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 3E244, Washington, 

DC 20202–6200. FAX: (202) 260–8969. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.362A), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application, by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.362A), 550 12th 

Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 

and Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of 

Paper Applications: If you mail or hand 

deliver your application to the 

Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the 

Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 

the CFDA number, including suffix 

letter, if any, of the competition under 

which you are submitting your 

application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center 

will mail to you a notification of receipt 

of your grant application. If you do not 

receive this grant notification within 15 

business days from the application 

deadline date, you should call the U.S. 

Department of Education Application 

Control Center at (202) 245–6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210. The maximum possible 

score for all criteria is 100 points. The 

maximum possible score for each 

criterion is indicated in parentheses. 

The selection criteria for this 

competition are as follows: 

a. Need for project (15 points). The 

Secretary considers the need for the 

proposed project. In determining the 

need for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The extent to which the proposed 

project will provide services or 

otherwise address the needs of students 

at risk of educational failure. 

(ii) The extent to which the proposed 

project will focus on serving or 

otherwise addressing the needs of 

disadvantaged individuals. 

(iii) The extent to which specific gaps 

or weaknesses in services, 

infrastructure, or opportunities have 

been identified and will be addressed by 

the proposed project, including the 

nature and magnitude of those gaps or 

weaknesses. 

b. Quality of the project design (30 

points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the design of the proposed 

project. In determining the quality of the 

design of the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The extent to which the design for 

implementing and evaluating the 

proposed project will result in 

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replication of project activities or 

strategies, including information about 

the effectiveness of the approach or 

strategies employed by the project. 

(ii) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project reflects up-to-date 

knowledge from research and effective 

practice. 

(iii) The extent to which the proposed 

project will establish linkages with 

other appropriate agencies and 

organizations providing services to the 

target population. 

(iv) The extent to which the proposed 

project is part of a comprehensive effort 

to improve teaching and learning and 

support rigorous academic standards for 

students. 

(v) The extent to which the proposed 

project represents an exceptional 

approach for meeting statutory purposes 

and requirements. 

c. Quality of project services (20 

points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the services to be provided by 

the proposed project. In determining the 

quality of the services to be provided by 

the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the quality and sufficiency of 

strategies for ensuring equal access and 

treatment for eligible project 

participants who are members of groups 

that have traditionally been 

underrepresented based on race, color, 

national origin, gender, age, or 

disability. In addition, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(i) The likely impact of the services to 

be provided by the proposed project on 

the intended recipients of those 

services. 

(ii) The likelihood that the services to 

be provided by the proposed project 

will lead to improvements in the 

achievement of students as measured 

against rigorous academic standards. 

(iii) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

involve the collaboration of appropriate 

partners for maximizing the 

effectiveness of project services. 

(iv) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

are focused on those with greatest 

needs. 

d. Quality of the management plan (15 

points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the management plan for the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of the management plan for the 

proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(i) The adequacy of procedures for 

ensuring feedback and continuous 

improvement in the operation of the 

proposed project. 

(ii) The adequacy of mechanisms for 

ensuring high-quality products and 

services from the proposed project. 

(iii) The extent to which the time 

commitments of the project director and 

principal investigator and other key 

project personnel are appropriate and 

adequate to meet the objectives of the 

proposed project. 

(iv) The adequacy of the management 

plan to achieve the objectives of the 

proposed project on time and within 

budget, including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks. 

e. Quality of the project evaluation (20 

points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the evaluation to be 

conducted of the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the 

evaluation, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: 

(i) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation provide for examining the 

effectiveness of project implementation 

strategies. 

(ii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide timely 

guidance for quality assurance. 

(iii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation include the use of 

objective performance measures that are 

clearly related to the intended outcomes 

of the project and will produce 

quantitative and qualitative data to the 

extent possible. 

(iv) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide performance 

feedback and permit periodic 

assessment of progress toward achieving 

intended outcomes. 

2. Review and Selection Process: The 

Department will only consider novice 

applicants for this competition. An 

applicant is considered a ‘‘novice 

applicant’’ if it meets the following 

criteria in 34 CFR 75.225(a)(1) and (b): 

The applicant must— 

(i) Have never received a grant or 

subgrant under the Native Hawaiian 

Education program; 

(ii) Have never been a member of a 

group application, submitted in 

accordance with 34 CFR 75.127 through 

75.129, that received a grant under the 

Native Hawaiian Education program; 

and 

(iii) Have not had an active 

discretionary grant from the Federal 

Government in the five years before the 

deadline date for applications in this 

competition. For purposes of this 

requirement, a grant is active until the 

end of the grant’s project or funding 

period, including any extensions of 

those periods that extend the grantee’s 

authority to obligate funds. 

Section 34 CFR 75.225(a)(2) addresses 

the requirements for group applications 

submitted by novice applicants. In the 

case of a group application submitted in 

accordance with 34 CFR 75.127 through 

75.129, each group member must meet 

the requirements in 34 CFR 75.225(a)(1) 

and (b), previously described in this 

section of the notice, in order to qualify 

as a novice applicant. All applicants 

should follow the instructions in the 

application package to ensure they 

properly indicate in their application 

their status as a novice applicant. 

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). 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. Reporting: 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 multi-year 

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 

http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

appforms/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has 

developed the following performance 

measures for evaluating the overall 

effectiveness of the Native Hawaiian 

Education program: 

(1) The percentage of Native Hawaiian 

students in schools served by the 

program who meet or exceed 

proficiency standards in reading, 

mathematics, and science on the State 

assessments; 

(2) The percentage of Native Hawaiian 

children participating in early education 

programs who consistently demonstrate 

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by the Hawaii School Readiness 

Assessment (HSRA); 

(3) The percentage of students in 

schools served by the program who 

graduate from high school with a regular 

high school diploma, as defined in 34 

CFR 200.19(b)(1)(iv), in four years; and 

(4) The percentage of students 

participating in a Hawaiian language 

program conducted under the Native 

Hawaiian Education program who meet 

or exceed proficiency standards in 

reading on a test of the Hawaiian 

language. 

All grantees will be expected to 

submit an annual performance report 

that includes data addressing these 

performance measures, to the extent that 

they apply to the grantee’s project. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Irene Harwarth, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 3E244, Washington, DC 20202– 

6200. Telephone: (202) 401–3751 or by 

e-mail: Irene.Harwarth@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, call the 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) 

on request to the program contact 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 

this notice. 

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 the 

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

nara/index.html. 

Dated: February 23, 2010. 

Thelma Mele ́ndez de Santa Ana, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4058 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9115–6; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2010–0108] 

Integrated Science Assessment for 

Lead (Pb) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice; call for information. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing that the 

Office of Research and Development’s 

National Center for Environmental 

Assessment (NCEA) is preparing an 

Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) as 

part of the review of the National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) for Lead (Pb). This ISA is 

intended to update and revise, where 

appropriate, the scientific assessment 

presented in the Air Quality Criteria for 

Lead (EPA/600/R–5/144aF), published 

on October 1, 2006. Interested parties 

are invited to assist the EPA in 

developing and refining the scientific 

information base for the review of the 

Pb NAAQS by submitting research 

studies that have been published, 

accepted for publication, or presented at 

a public scientific meeting. 

DATES: All communications and 

information should be received by EPA 

by April 30, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Information may be 

submitted electronically, by mail, by 

facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. 

Please follow the detailed instructions 

as provided in the section of this notice 

entitled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

details on the period for submission of 

research information from the public, 

contact the Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) Docket; telephone: 

202–566–1752; facsimile: 202–566– 

1753; or e-mail: OAR.Docket@epa.gov. 

For technical information, contact Ellen 

Kirrane, Ph.D., NCEA, telephone, 919– 

541–1340; facsimile: 919–541–2985; or 

e-mail: kirrane.ellen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Project 

Section 108 (a) of the Clean Air Act 

directs the Administrator to identify 

pollutants that meet certain criteria, 

including emissions which ‘‘may 

reasonably be anticipated to endanger 

public health and welfare’’ and whose 

presence ‘‘in the ambient air results from 

numerous or diverse mobile or 

stationary sources,’’ and to issue air 

quality criteria for them. These air 

quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect 

the latest scientific knowledge useful in 

indicating the kind and extent of all 

identifiable effects on public health or 

welfare which may be expected from the 

presence of such pollutant in the 

ambient air * * *.’’ Welfare effects as 

defined in section 302(h) (42 U.S.C. 

7602(h)) include, but are not limited to, 

‘‘effects on soils, water, crops, 

vegetation, man-made materials, 

animals, wildlife, weather, visibility and 

climate, damage to and deterioration of 

property, and hazards to transportation, 

as well as effects on economic values 

and on personal comfort and wellbeing.’’ Under section 109 of the Act, 

EPA is then to establish National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) for each pollutant for which 

EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d) 

of the Act subsequently requires 

periodic review and, if appropriate, 

revision of existing air quality criteria to 

reflect advances in scientific knowledge 

on the effects of the pollutant on public 

health and welfare. EPA is also to revise 

the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the 

revised air quality criteria. 

Lead (Pb) is one of six ‘‘criteria’’ 

pollutants for which EPA has 

established NAAQS. Periodically, EPA 

reviews the scientific basis for these 

standards by preparing an Integrated 

Science Assessment (ISA), formerly 

called an Air Quality Criteria Document 

(AQCD). The ISA and its supplementary 

annexes are the scientific basis for the 

additional technical and policy 

assessments that form the basis for EPA 

decisions on the adequacy of current 

NAAQS and the appropriateness of new 

or revised standards. Early steps in this 

process include announcing the 

beginning of this periodic NAAQS 

review and the development of the ISA, 

and EPA requesting that the public 

submit scientific literature that they 

want to bring to the attention of the 

Agency as it begins this process. The 

Clean Air Scientific Advisory 

Committee (CASAC), an independent 

science advisory committee mandated 

by the Clean Air Act and part of the 

EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB), is 

charged with independent expert 

scientific review of EPA’s draft ISAs. As 

the process proceeds, the public will 

have opportunities to review and 

comment on drafts of the Pb ISA. These 

opportunities will also be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

The Agency is interested in obtaining 

information concerning toxicological 

studies of effects of controlled exposure 

to Pb on laboratory animals and in vitro 

systems, epidemiologic (observational) 

studies of health effects associated with 

exposures of human populations to Pb, 

and ecological effects of Pb exposure. 

Information particular to air-related 


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