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(6) Waste management treatment

programs. Funds under this priority

support curriculum development,

teaching training, and instructional

programs related to the study and

documentation of traditional Hawaiian

practices of sustainable waste

management, including activities to

prepare Native Hawaiians to participate

actively in the risk assessment and

remediation of environmental health

hazards that affect Native Hawaiians. A

successful applicant should have

specific knowledge of the capacities of

Native Hawaiian plants and animals to

contribute to the management of

modern waste materials. The applicant

should have experience in educational

programming, especially for elementary

and secondary school grades, so that

knowledge about traditional Hawaiian

methods of sustainable waste

management can be developed and

used. The project may include an

emphasis on environmental

technologies applicable to the

remediation of environmental health

risks in Hawaiian homelands and in

surplus Federal lands subject to reuse.

(7) Marine resource management. To

support programs designed to teach

Native Hawaiian elementary and

secondary students about traditional

fishery management techniques used in

the Native Hawaiian culture.

Selection Criteria: The Secretary will

use the following selection criteria in 34

CFR 75.210 to evaluate applications

under each of the competitions in the

notice. (The specific selection criteria

and factors that will be used in

evaluating applications are detailed in

the application package). The maximum

score for all of the selection criteria is

100 points. The maximum points for

each criterion is as follows:

(a) Significance—15 points.

(a) Quality of Project Design—35

points.

(b) Quality of Project Personnel—10

points.

(c) Adequacy of Resources—5 points.

(d) Quality of Management Plan—15

points.

(e) Quality of the Project Evaluation—

20 points.

For Applications and Information

Contact: Mrs. Lynn Thomas, U.S.

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW., FOB6, Room 3C124, Mail

Stop 6140, Washington, DC 20202.

Telephone 202–260–1541. The e-mail

address for Mrs. Thomas is:

lynn_thomas@ed.gov.

If you use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD) you may call

the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternative

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternative format, also, by

contacting that person. However, the

Department is not able to reproduce in

an alternative format the standard forms

included in the application package.

Electronic Access to This Document

You may review this document, as

well as all other Department of

Education documents published in the

Federal Register, in text or Adobe

Portable Document Format (PDF) on the

Internet at either of the following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html 

To use PDF you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at either of the previous sites. If you

have any questions about using PDF,

call the U.S. Government Printing

Office, toll free at 1–888–293–6498; or

in the Washington, DC area at (202)

512–1530.

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 Domestic Regulations is available

on GPO Access at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html

Dated: June 12, 2000.

Michael Cohen,

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and

Secondary Education.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA Nos.: 84.209A, 84.210A, 84.296A, and

84.221A]

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education and Office of Special

Education and Rehabilitative Services;

Combined Notice Inviting Applications

for New Awards for Fiscal Year 2000

Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Under

Four Direct Grant Competitions Under

the Native Hawaiian Education Act

Organization of Notice: The

accompanying chart includes the

following information for each program

and competition:

• The CFDA number and name of

each affected program.

• The date on which applications will

be available.

• The application deadline date.

• Project period.

• The deadline for intergovernmental

review.

• The estimated amount of available

funds.

• The estimated average size of

awards.

• The estimated number of awards.

In addition, the selection criteria and

applicable regulations below apply to

each program or competition in this

notice.

84.209A—Native Hawaiian FamilyBased Education Centers Program

Purpose of Program: To expand the

operation, throughout the Hawaiian

Islands, of Family-Based Education

Centers that include: (1) Parent-infant

programs for prenatal through threeyear-olds; (2) preschool programs for

four-and five-year-olds; (3) continued

research and development; and (4) a

long-term follow-up and assessment

program, which may include

educational support services for Native

Hawaiian language immersion programs

or transition to English speaking

programs.

Eligible Applicants: Native Hawaiian

educational organizations or

educational entities with experience in

developing or operating Native

Hawaiian programs or programs of

instruction conducted in the Native

Hawaiian language.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C 7905.

84.210A—Native Hawaiian Gifted and

Talented Program

Purpose of Program: To support a

program for gifted and talented

education that is designed to: (1)

Address the special needs of Native

Hawaiian elementary and secondary

school students who are gifted and

talented students; and

(2) provide those support services to

families of such students that are

needed to enable such students to

benefit from the program.

Eligible Applicants: Native Hawaiian

educational organizations or

educational entities with experience in

developing or operating Native

Hawaiian programs or programs of

instruction conducted in the Native

Hawaiian language.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7907.

84.296A—Native Hawaiian

Community-Based Education Learning

Centers Program

Purpose of Program: To support

collaborative efforts between

community-based Native Hawaiian

organizations and community colleges

to develop, establish and operate a

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minimum of three community-based

education learning centers that meet the

needs of families and communities

through the coordination of programs

and services such as preschool

programs, after-school programs, and

vocational and adult education

programs.

Eligible Applicants: Native Hawaiian

educational organizations or

educational entities with experience in

developing or operating Native

Hawaiian programs or programs of

instruction conducted in the Native

Hawaiian language.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7910.

84.221A—Native Hawaiian Special

Education Program

Purpose of Program: To support

projects that address the special

education needs of Native Hawaiian

students consistent with the purposes of

the program as authorized by section

9208 of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act.

Eligible Applicants: Native Hawaiian

educational organizations or

educational entities with experience in

developing or operating Native

Hawaiian programs or programs of

instruction conducted in the Native

Hawaiian language.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7908.

Selection Criteria: The Secretary will

use the following selection criteria in 34

CFR 75.210 to evaluate applications

under each of the competitions in the

notice. (The specific selection criterion

and factors that will be used in

evaluating applications are detailed in

the application package). The maximum

score for all of the selection criteria is

100 points. The maximum points for

each criterion is as follows:

(a) Significance—15 points.

(b) Quality of Project Design—35

points.

(c) Quality of Project Personnel—10

points.

(d) Adequacy of Resources—5 points.

(e) Quality of Management Plan—15

points.

(f) Quality of Project Evaluation—20

points.

Applicable Regulations: The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,

85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

For Applications and Information

Contact: Mrs. Lynn Thomas (202) 260–

1541. U.S. Department of Education,

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., FOB6,

Room 3C124, Mail Stop 6140,

Washington, DC 20202.

The e-mail address for Mrs. Thomas

is: lynn_thomas@ed.gov.

For the Native Hawaiian Special

Education Program

Application and Information Contact:

Mr. Ray Miner (202) 205–9805, U.S.

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, S.W., MES Room 4611,

Washington, DC 20202. The e-mail

address for Mr. Miner is:

ray_miner@ed.gov.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternate format, also, by

contacting that person. However, the

Department is not able to reproduce in

an alternate format the standard forms

included in the application package.

Electronic Access to This Document

You may review this document, as

well as all other Department of

Education documents published in the

Federal Register, in text or Adobe

Portable Document Format (PDF) on the

Internet at either of the following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use the PDF you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at either of the preceding sites. If you

have questions about using PDF, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO);

toll free, at 1–888–293–6498; or in the

Washington, DC area at (202) 512–1530.

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 Domestic Regulations is available

on GPO Access at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html

Dated: June 12, 2000.

Michael Cohen,

Assistant Secretary, Elementary and

Secondary Education.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

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