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application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. 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 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 

established a set of performance 

measures, including long-term 

measures, that are designed to yield 

information on various aspects of the 

effectiveness and quality of the 

Technical Assistance and Dissemination 

to Improve Services and Results for 

Children with Disabilities program. 

These measures focus on the extent to 

which projects provide high-quality 

products and services, the relevance of 

project products and services to 

educational and early intervention 

policy and practice, and the use of 

products and services to improve 

educational and early intervention 

policy and practice. 

Grantees will be required to report 

information on their project’s 

performance in annual reports to the 

Department (34 CFR 75.590). 

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: 

Celia Rosenquist, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 4052, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), 

Washington, DC 20202–2550. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7373. 

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: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 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 Adobe 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: http:// 

www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, 

through the advanced search feature on 

this site, you can limit your search to 

documents published by the 

Department. 

Dated: August 8, 2011. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20583 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit 

Tests for a Determination of Suitability 

for Use in the National Reporting 

System for Adult Education 

AGENCY: Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of invitation. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) announces the date by 

which test publishers must submit tests 

to the Secretary for review and approval 

for use in the National Reporting System 

for Adult Education (NRS). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

LeMaster, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 11159, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–7240. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6218 or by e-mail: 

John.LeMaster@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department’s Measuring Educational 

Gain in the National Reporting System 

for Adult Education regulations, 34 CFR 

part 462 (NRS regulations), include the 

procedures for determining the 

suitability of tests for use in the NRS. 

Criteria the Secretary uses: In order 

for the Secretary to consider a test 

suitable for use in the NRS, the test 

must meet the criteria and requirements 

established in § 462.13 of the NRS 

regulations. 

Submission Requirements 

(a) A test publisher must comply with 

the requirements in § 462.11 of the NRS 

regulations when submitting an 

application. 

(b) In accordance with § 462.10 of the 

NRS regulations, the deadline for 

transmittal of applications is October 1, 

2011. 

(c) Whether you submit your 

application by mail (through the U.S. 

Postal Service or a commercial carrier) 

or deliver your application by hand or 

by courier service, you must mail or 

deliver three copies of your application, 

on or before the deadline date, to the 

following address: 

NRS Assessment Review, c/o American 

Institutes for Research, 1000 

Thomas Jefferson Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20007. 

(d) If you submit your application by 

mail or commercial carrier, you must 

show proof of mailing consisting of one 

of the following: 

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

postmark. 

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(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 

Department of Education. 

(e) 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. 

(f) 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. 

(g) If you submit your application by 

hand delivery, you (or a courier service) 

must deliver three copies of the 

application by hand, on or before 

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

the application deadline date. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

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

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

on request to the contact person listed 

in this section. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 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 Adobe 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: http:// 

www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, 

through the advanced search feature at 

this site, you can limit your search to 

documents published by the 

Department. 

Dated: August 8, 2011. 

Brenda Dann-Messier, 

Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20443 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Committee on Measures of Student 

Success 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics, Institute of Education 

Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming meeting of the Committee on 

Measures of Student Success 

(Committee). The notice also describes 

the functions of the Committee. Notice 

of this meeting is required by section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) and is intended 

to notify the public of their opportunity 

to attend. 

DATES: September 7, 2011. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in 

Washington, DC at 1990 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20006, 8th Floor 

Conference Center. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Archie Cubarrubia, Designated Federal 

Official, Committee on Measures of 

Student Success, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20006. E-mail: 

Archie.Cubarrubia@ed.gov. Telephone: 

(202) 502–7601. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee is established to advise the 

Secretary of Education in assisting twoyear degree-granting institutions of 

higher education in meeting the 

completion or graduation rate disclosure 

requirements outlined in section 485 of 

the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended. Specifically, the Committee 

shall develop recommendations 

regarding the accurate calculation and 

reporting of completion or graduation 

rates of entering certificate/degreeseeking, full-time, undergraduate 

students by two-year degree granting 

institutions of higher education. The 

Committee may also recommend 

additional or alternative measures of 

student success that are comparable 

alternatives to the completion or 

graduation rates of entering degreeseeking full-time undergraduate 

students and that consider the mission 

and role of two-year degree granting 

higher education institutions. These 

recommendations shall be provided to 

the Secretary no later than April 2012. 

The agenda for the meeting will 

include a discussion among Committee 

members regarding preliminary findings 

and recommendations for the 

Committee’s final report to the 

Secretary. 

Individuals interested in attending the 

meeting must register in advance 

because of limited space issues. To 

register, please send an e-mail request to 

studentsuccess@ed.gov. Individuals 

who will need accommodations for a 

disability in order to attend the meeting 

(e.g., interpreting services, assistive 

listening devices, or materials in 

alternative format) should notify John 

Fink at (202) 502–7328 no later than 

August 31, 2011. We will attempt to 

meet requests for accommodations after 

this date but cannot guarantee their 

availability. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

Opportunities for public comment are 

available through the Committee’s Web 

site at http://www2.ed.gov/about/ 

bdscomm/list/acmss.html. Records are 

kept of all Committee proceedings and 

are available for public inspection on 

the Web site and at the National Center 

for Education Statistics, 1990 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20006 from the 

hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. E.S.T. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fed-register/index.html. To use PDF you 

must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at this site. If you 

have questions about using PDF, call the 

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), 

toll free at 1–866–512–1830; or in the 

Washington, DC, area at (202) 512–0000. 

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. 

John Q. Easton, 

Director, Institute of Education Sciences. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20508 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer 

Matching Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Inspector General, 

U.S. Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of computer matching 

between the U.S. Department of 

Education and the U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, and the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

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