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within the zone and take other actions authorized by the Captain of the Port.
Federal Law Enforcement Officers
authorized to enforce this section are designated as the Official Patrol.

(5) Public vessel means vessels owned, chartered, or operated by the United States, or by a State or political
subdivision thereof.

(6) Grain-shipment vessel means any vessel bound for or departing or having previously loaded cargo at any of the following waterfront facilities: Columbia Grain in Portland, OR, United Grain Corporation in Vancouver, WA, Temco Irving in Portland, OR, Temco Kalama in Kalama, WA, or Louis Dreyfus Commodities in Portland, OR. This includes any vessel leaving anchor in
the Columbia and Willamette Rivers that is bound for or had previously departed from the aforementioned
waterfront facilities.

(7) Grain-shipment assist vessel means any vessel bound for or departing from a grain-shipment vessel to assist it in navigation during the movement of the grain-shipment vessel in the
Columbia and Willamette Rivers and
their tributaries. This includes but is not limited to tugs, pilot boats, and
launches.

(8) Oregon Law Enforcement Officer means any Oregon Peace Officer as defined in Oregon Revised Statutes

section 161.015.

(9) Washington Law Enforcement Officer means any General Authority Washington Peace Officer, Limited Authority Washington Peace Officer, or Specially Commissioned Washington
Peace Officer as defined in Revised Code of Washington section 10.93.020.

(b) Location. The following areas are safety zones: All navigable waters of the
United States within the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone, extending from the surface to the sea floor, that are:

(1) Not more than 500 yards ahead of grain-shipment vessels and 200 yards abeam and astern of grain-shipment vessels underway on the Columbia and
Willamette Rivers and their tributaries.

(2) Not more than 100 yards ahead of grain-shipment assist vessels and 50yards abeam and astern of grainshipment assist vessels underway on the
Columbia and Willamette Rivers and
their tributaries.

(3) Within a maximum 200-yard radius of grain-shipment vessels when anchored, at any berth, moored, or in the process of mooring on the Columbia
and Willamette Rivers.

(c) Effective Period. This section is effective as to persons with actual notice starting August 30, 2013. This rule is effective starting on its publication in the Federal Register September 18, 2013 for purposes of 5 U.S.C. 552. This rule will be in effect until September 18,
2015 and will be activated for enforcement as described in paragraph (d) of this section.

(d) Notice of Enforcement. (1) The Sector Columbia River Captain of the
Port will cause notice of the enforcement of the grain-shipment and grain-shipment assist vessels safety zone to be made by all appropriate means to effect the widest publicity among the affected segments of the public as practicable, in accordance with 33 CFR
165.7. This notification of enforcement will identify the grain-shipment vessel by name and IMO number and the grain-shipment assist vessels by name. Such means of notification may include, but are not limited to, Broadcast Notices
to Mariners or Local Notices to
Mariners. The Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port will issue a
Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners notifying the public when enforcement of the safety zone is suspended.

(2) Upon notice of enforcement by the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port, the Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in accordance with rules set out in this section. Upon notice of suspension of enforcement by the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port, all persons and vessels are authorized to enter, transit, and exit the safety zone, consistent with the Navigation Rules.

(e) Regulation. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in § 165.23 of this part, entry into or movement within these zones is prohibited unless authorized by the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port, the official patrol, or other designated representatives of the Captain of the Port.

(2) To request authorization to enter or operate within the safety zone contact the on-scene official patrol on VHF–FM channel 16 or 13, or the Sector
Columbia River Command Center at phone number (503) 861–6211. Authorization will be granted based on the necessity of access and consistent with safe navigation.

(3) Vessels authorized to enter or operate within the safety zone shall operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course andshall proceed as directed by the onscene official patrol. The Navigation Rules shall apply at all times within the safety zone.

(4) Maneuver-restricted vessels. When conditions permit, the on-scene official patrol, or a designated representative of the Captain of the Port at the Sector Columbia River Command Center,
should: (i) Permit vessels constrained by their navigational draft or restricted in their ability to maneuver to enter or operate within the safety zone in order to ensure a safe passage in accordance with the Navigation Rules; and

(ii) Permit commercial vessels anchored in a designated anchorage area to remain at anchor within the safety zone; and

(iii) Permit vessels that must transit via a navigable channel or waterway to enter or operate within the safety zone
in order to do so.

(f) Exemption. Public vessels as defined in paragraph (a) of this section are exempt from complying with paragraph (e) of this section.

(g) Enforcement. Any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer may enforce the rules in this section. In the navigable waters of the United States to which this section applies, when immediate action is required and representatives of the Coast Guard are not present or are not present in sufficient force to provide effective enforcement of this section, any Federal Law Enforcement Officer, Oregon Law Enforcement Officer, or Washington Law Enforcement Officer may enforce
the rules contained in this section pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 70118. In addition, the Captain of the Port may be assisted by other federal, state, or local agencies in enforcing this section.

(h) Waiver. The Captain of the Port Columbia River may waive any of the requirements of this section for any vessel or class of vessels upon finding that operational conditions or other circumstances are such that application of this section is unnecessary or impractical for the purpose of port safety or environmental safety.

Dated: August 30, 2013.

B.C. Jones, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River.

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**BILLING CODE 9110–04–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**34 CFR Chapter III**

**[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.326Z.]** 

**Final Waiver and Extension of the Project Period for the Technical** 
**Assistance Coordination Center**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.


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**ACTION :**  Final waiver and extension of the project period.

**SUMMARY :**  The Secretary waives the requirements in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and extensions of project periods involving the obligation of additional Federal
funds. This waiver and extension of the project period enables the currently
funded Technical Assistance Coordination Center (Center) to receive funding from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014.

**DATES :**  The waiver and extension of the project period are effective September

18, 2013.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  David Guardino, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4106, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–2600. Telephone: (202) 245–6209.

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf or a text telephone, call the Federal Relay Service, toll free,

at 1–800–877–8339.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On August 2, 2013, we published a notice in the Federal Register (78 FR 46860) proposing an extension of project period
and a waiver of 34 CFR 75.250 and 75.261(a) and (c)(2) in order to—

(1) Enable the Secretary to provide additional funds to the currently funded
Center for an additional 12-month period, from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014; and

(2) Request comments on the proposed extension of project period
and waiver.

There are no substantive differences between the proposed waiver and
extension and this final waiver and

extension.

Public Comment

In response to our invitation in the notice of proposed waiver and extension of the project period, we did not receive any substantive comments. Generally,
we do not address comments that raise concerns not directly related to the proposed waiver and extension of project period.

Background

On June 5, 2008, the Department published a notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 32016) inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for a Technical
Assistance Coordination Center (Center). The Center was funded under
the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and
Results for Children with Disabilities (TA&D) program, authorized under
section 663 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Its purpose is to support ongoing communication, collaboration, and coordination among the centers in the OSEP-funded TA&D Network, and
between these centers and other relevant federally funded TA&D centers, national professional organizations, and a broad spectrum of stakeholders. Approximately 30 OSEP-funded centers comprise the TA&D Network and provide technical assistance (TA) covering a variety of areas to State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), Part C State lead agencies, early intervention service (EIS) programs and providers, families of children with disabilities, and others to improve services and
outcomes for children served under Part
B and Part C of IDEA.

Based on the selection criteria published in the 2008 notice inviting applications, the Department made one award for a period of 60 months to the Academy for Educational Development, Inc. (now FHI 360) to establish the Center, which is currently known as the
Technical Assistance Coordination

Center.

The Center has two broad goals: (1) Create a resource center where the various TA&D centers funded by OSEP and other Federal agencies that provide assistance and support to States, LEAs, EIS programs and providers, and
stakeholders in the field can store and
share information and resources developed by TA providers.

(2) Support OSEP in developing a comprehensive network integrating a variety of relevant federally funded centers, professional organizations, and other stakeholders to collaborate, solve problems together, and exchange knowledge and expertise.

The Center accomplishes this work by: (a) Creating ongoing opportunities to promote coordination, communication, and collaboration among OSEP-funded TA centers and other federally funded TA centers through various workgroups, meetings, listservs, and TA communities of practice; (b) maintaining a Web site that houses tools that TA&D Network projects have developed or can use in their TA delivery (e.g., product database, discretionary database, and TA&D Network Web site search); and (c) sharing knowledge of best practices in
collaboration with the TA&D Network and other federally funded TA centers.

The Center’s current project period is scheduled to end on September 30,
2013. We do not believe that it would be in the public interest to run a competition for a new Center this year because the Department is planning to change the organization of its TA
activities to better coordinate Federal
TA activities to meet the needs of
children with disabilities. We also have concluded that it would be contrary to the public interest to have a lapse in the provision of TA services currently provided by the Center pending the changes to the organization of the Department’s TA activities. For these reasons, the Secretary waives the requirements in 34 CFR 75.250, which prohibit project periods exceeding five years, and waives the requirements in 34 CFR 75.261(a) and (c)(2), which allow the extension of a project period only if the extension does not involve the obligation of additional Federal
funds. The waiver allows the Department to issue a continuation award in the amount of $1,299,827 to
FHI 360 for an additional 12-month period, which should ensure that the Center’s support of, and collaboration and coordination with, the Federal TA&D centers will not be interrupted.

Any activities to be carried out during the year of the continuation award would have to be consistent with, or be a logical extension of, the scope, goals, and objectives of the grantee’s application as approved in the 2008
Technical Assistance Coordination Center competition.

The requirements applicable to
continuation awards for this competition, set forth in the June 5, 2008, notice inviting applications, and the requirements in 34 CFR 75.253 apply to any continuation awards sought by the current Technical Assistance Coordination Center grantee. We base our decisions regarding a continuation award on the program narrative, budget, budget narrative, and program performance report submitted by the current grantee, and the requirements in 34 CFR 75.253.

Waiver of Delayed Effective Date

The Administrative Procedure Act requires that a substantive rule must be published at least 30 days before its effective date, except as otherwise provided for good cause (5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3)). We received no substantive comments on the proposed waiver and extension of project period, and we have not made any substantive changes to the proposed waiver and extension of project period. The Secretary has made a determination to waive the delayed effective date to ensure provision of TA services currently provided by the Center pending the changes to the organization of the Department’s TA

activities.


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Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

The Secretary certifies that this waiver and extension of the project period would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.

The only entity that would be affected by this waiver and extension of the project period is the current grantee.

The Secretary certifies that this
waiver and final extension would not have a significant economic impact on this entity because the extension of an existing project imposes minimal compliance costs, and the activities required to support the additional year of funding would not impose additional regulatory burdens or require unnecessary Federal supervision.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

This notice of final waiver and extension of the project period does not contain any information collection requirements.

Intergovernmental Review

This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the
Executive order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and a strengthened federalism. The Executive order relies on processes developed by State and local governments for coordination and review of proposed
Federal financial assistance. This document provides early notification of our specific plans and actions for this

program.

Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed
under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**

**CONTACT**

.

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: 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: www.federalregister.gov

. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department.

Dated: September 13, 2013.

Sue Swenson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, delegated the authority to perform the functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.

[FR Doc. 2013–22714 Filed 9–17–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4000–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**34 CFR Chapter III**

**[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.326A]** 

**Final Waiver and Extension of the Project Period for the Individuals With**  **Disabilities Education Act Partnership Project** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.

**ACTION :**  Final waiver and extension of the project period.

**SUMMARY :**  The Secretary waives the requirements in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and extensions of project periods involving the obligation of additional Federal
funds. This waiver and extension of the project period enables the currently
funded Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Partnership Project (Partnership Project) to receive funding from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014.

**DATES :**  The waiver and extension of the project period are effective September

18, 2013.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Renee Bradley, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4103, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–2600. Telephone: (202) 245–7277.

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf or a text telephone, call the Federal Relay Service, toll free,

at 1–800–877–8339.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On August 2, 2013, we published a notice in the Federal Register (78 FR 46858) proposing an extension of project period
and a waiver of 34 CFR 75.250 and 75.261(a) and (c)(2) in order to—

(1) Enable the Secretary to provide additional funds to the currently funded Partnership Project for an additional 12- month period, from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014; and

(2) Request comments on the proposed extension of project period
and waiver.

There are no substantive differences between the proposed waiver and
extension and this final waiver and

extension.

Public Comment

In response to our invitation in the notice of proposed waiver and extension of the project period, we did not receive any substantive comments. Generally,
we do not address comments that raise concerns not directly related to the proposed waiver and extension of project period.

Background

On July 15, 2008, the Department published a notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 40548) inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for the Partnership Project funded under the Technical
Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities (TA&D) program, authorized under section 663 of IDEA. The Partnership Project is intended to provide opportunities for
national associations to collaborate with
each other and with their collective State and local affiliates to improve the implementation of education policies and practices in States. The goal of the Partnership Project is also intended to bridge the gap between research, policy, and practice in both special education and general education so that the needs of all students can be meaningfully addressed. The Partnership Project has worked to unite multiple national
associations and their State and local affiliates, representing policymakers, service providers, local-level administrators, and families, to improve the implementation of IDEA and
outcomes for students with disabilities.
These associations and their State and local affiliates need continued support to engage in meaningful dialogue, continual learning, and problem solving that will improve the implementation of
IDEA and outcomes for students with
disabilities.

The Department made one award for a period of 60 months to the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) to establish the Partnership Project. The current project period is scheduled to end on September 30, 2013.

The Partnership Project links the expertise and resources available through the OSEP Technical Assistance
and Dissemination Network with