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TABLE 1 TO § 165.T07–0466 

Open times Width clearance 

limitations 

10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m Vessels 40 feet or less. 

12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m ... No limitations. 

4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m ..... Vessels 40 feet or less. 

7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m ..... No limitations. 

Dated: September 27, 2023. 

Nathaniel L. Robinson, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of 

the Port, Savannah, GA. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21730 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[ED–2023–OSERS–0175] 

Proposed Waiver and Extension of the 

Project Period with Funding for 

Rehabilitation Long-Term Training 

Grants 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Proposed waiver and extension 

of project period with funding. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to 

waive the requirements in the Education 

Department General Administrative 

Regulations that generally prohibit 

project periods exceeding five years and 

project period extensions involving the 

obligation of additional Federal funds. 

The proposed waiver and extension 

would enable 51 projects under 

Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN) 

84.129B, 84.129H, 84.129P, and 

84.129Q to receive funding for an 

additional period, not to exceed 

September 30, 2025. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before November 2, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted via the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at www.regulations.gov. However, 

if you require an accommodation or 

cannot otherwise submit your 

comments via www.regulations.gov, 

please contact the program contact 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. The Department 

will not accept comments submitted 

after the comment period. To ensure 

that we do not receive duplicate copies, 

please submit your comments only 

once. In addition, please include the 

Docket ID at the top of your comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov to submit your 

comments electronically. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing agency 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket, is available on the 

site under ‘‘FAQ.’’ 

Privacy Note: OSERS’s policy is 

generally to make comments received 

from members of the public available for 

public viewing in their entirety on the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, 

commenters should be careful to 

include in their comments only 

information that they wish to make 

publicly available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Holliday Young, U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW, room 4A111, Washington, DC 

20202. Telephone: 202–245–7318. 

Email: Karen.Holliday@ed.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Invitation to Comment: We invite you 

to submit comments regarding this 

proposed waiver and extension. To 

ensure that your comments have 

maximum effect in developing the 

notice of final waiver and extension, we 

urge you to identify clearly the specific 

grantee or grantees (listed in the table 

under the Background section) that each 

comment addresses. 

We invite you to assist us in 

complying with the specific 

requirements of Executive Orders 

12866, 13563, and 14094 and their 

overall requirement of reducing 

regulatory burden that might result from 

these proposed waivers and extensions. 

Please let us know of any further ways 

we could reduce potential costs or 

increase potential benefits while 

preserving the effective and efficient 

administration of the program. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect public comments about 

this proposed waiver and extension of 

the project period by accessing 

Regulations.gov. 

Assistance to Individuals with 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record: On request, we will 

provide an appropriate accommodation 

or auxiliary aid to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this proposed waiver and 

extension. If you want to schedule an 

appointment for this type of aid, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Background: 

On July 5, 2019, the Department of 

Education (Department) published in 

the Federal Register (84 FR 32144) a 

notice inviting applications in four 

specialty areas of the Rehabilitation 

Long-Term Training program. 

Applications specifically were sought 

under Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 

84.129B (Rehabilitation Counseling), 

84.129H (Rehabilitation of Individuals 

Who Are Mentally Ill), 84.129P 

(Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are 

Blind or Have Vision Impairments), and 

84.129Q (Rehabilitation of Individuals 

Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing). In 

the notice inviting applications, the 

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

included two absolute priorities and one 

invitational priority. The first absolute 

priority addressed programs leading to a 

master’s degree in rehabilitation 

counseling. The goal of this priority is 

to increase the skills of vocational 

rehabilitation counseling scholars so 

that upon successful completion they 

are prepared to effectively meet the 

needs and demands of consumers with 

disabilities and employers. The second 

absolute priority addressed programs 

leading to a master’s degree or 

certificate in one of three specialty 

areas: (1) Rehabilitation of Individuals 

Who Are Mentally Ill; (2) Specialized 

Personnel for Rehabilitation of 

Individuals Who Are Blind or Have 

Vision Impairments; and (3) 

Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are 

Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The goal of this 

priority is to increase the skills of 

scholars in these rehabilitation specialty 

areas so that upon successful 

completion of their master’s degree or 

certificate programs they are prepared to 

effectively meet the needs and demands 

of consumers with disabilities. The 

invitational priority noted the 

Department’s interest in applications 

that demonstrate that the training to VR 

counselors includes information related 

to providing VR services to individuals 

with disabilities pursuing selfemployment, business ownership, and 

telecommuting. The funds were 

awarded to colleges and universities 

that in turn award scholarships to 

students enrolled in rehabilitation 

training programs. 

A table listing the FY 2019 grantees 

follows along with their geographical 

location. 


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Grantee name 

FY 2019 Awards under ANL 84.129B 

H129B190001 ........ South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 

H129B190003 ........ The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, Madison, WI. 

H129B190004 ........ Springfield College, Springfield, MA. 

H129B190005 ........ Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, GA. 

H129B190007 ........ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX. 

H129B190008 ........ San Diego State University Foundation, San Diego, CA. 

H129B190009 ........ Utah State University, Logan, UT. 

H129B190011 ........ The Corporation of Mercer University, Atlanta, GA. 

H129B190012 ........ St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. 

H129B190013 ........ University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. 

H129B190014 ........ University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. 

H129B190015 ........ University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA. 

H129B190019 ........ Western Washington University, Everett, WA. 

H129B190021 ........ The Florida International Board of Trustees, Miami, FL. 

H129B190022 ........ Portland State University, Portland, OR. 

H129B190023 ........ University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI. 

H129B190026 ........ Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR. 

H129B190028 ........ Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. 

H129B190032 ........ Drake University, Des Moines, IA. 

H129B190034 ........ Winston Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC. 

H129B190035 ........ The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX. 

H129B190036 ........ The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. 

H129B190039 ........ The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. 

H129B190041 ........ Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, RBHS–SHP, Piscataway, NJ. 

H129B190045 ........ University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR. 

H129B190046 ........ Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 

H129B190047 ........ The Research Foundation for SUNY on behalf of U. at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. 

H129B190051 ........ University of North Texas, Denton, TX. 

H129B190052 ........ Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. 

FY 2019 Awards under ANL 84.129H 

H129H190001 ........ Thomas University, Thomasville, GA. 

H129H190002 ........ Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, GA. 

H129H190003 ........ Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 

H129H190004 ........ San Diego State University Foundation, San Diego, CA. 

H129H190005 ........ Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. 

H129H190006 ........ The George Washington University, Washington, DC. 

H129H190008 ........ The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ,Chapel Hill, NC. 

H129H190012 ........ University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA. 

H129H190015 ........ University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR. 

H129H190016 ........ San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA. 

H129H190018 ........ Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. 

H129H190019 ........ Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL. 

FY 2019 Awards under ANL 84.129P 

H129P190002 ........ Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA. 

H129P190005 ........ Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. 

H129P190012 ........ Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. 

H129P190009 ........ Salus University, Elkins Park, PA. 

H129P190011 ........ San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA. 

H129P190004 ........ University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA. 

H129P190001 ........ Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. 

H129P190007 ........ Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. 

FY 2019 Awards under ANL 84.129Q 

H129Q190001 ........ Emporia State University, Emporia, KS. 

H129Q190003 ........ Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC. 

Waivers and Extensions: 

The Department proposes to extend 

these 51 projects to align with the 33 

ALN 84.129B grant projects funded in 

FY 2020. Like the FY 2019 84.129 grant 

projects, the FY 2020 84.129B projects 

were funded to provide academic 

training in areas of personnel shortages 

as identified by the Secretary to increase 

the number of personnel trained in 

providing Vocational Rehabilitation 

(VR) services to individuals with 

disabilities. The FY 2020 84.129B 

grantees will receive their final year of 

funding in FY 2024 with a September 

30, 2025 performance period ending 

date. The Department does not believe 

that it would be in the public interest to 

run a competition for ALNs 84.129B, 

84.129H, 84.129P and 84.129Q in FY 

2024. Rather, aligning the projects’ 

period of performance end dates for all 

four ALNs would allow the Department 

to reduce the financial and 


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administrative burden by conducting a 

single competition for 84.129B, 

84.129H, 84.129P and 84.129Q grants in 

FY 2025, with a five-year performance 

period that would run from October 1, 

2025, through September 30, 2030. 

For this reason, the Secretary 

proposes to waive the requirements in 

34 CFR 75.250, which prohibit project 

periods exceeding five years, as well as 

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. This waiver 

would allow the Department to issue a 

one-year FY 2024 continuation award to 

each of the 51 currently funded FY 2019 

84.129B, 84.129H, 84.129P and 84.129Q 

projects up to the amount awarded to 

the projects in FY 2023 and subject to 

the ability of the projects to use the 

funds. 

Any activities carried out during the 

year of this continuation award must be 

consistent with, or a logical extension 

of, the scope, goals, and objectives of the 

grantees’ applications as approved in 

the FY 2019 competition. The 

requirements for continuation awards 

are set forth in 34 CFR 75.253. 

Intergovernmental Review 

These programs are 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. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

The Secretary certifies that the 

proposed waiver and extension of the 

project period would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The only entities that would be affected 

by the proposed waiver and extension of 

the project period are the 51 grants that 

were awarded in FY 2019 under ALN 

84.129B, 84.129H, 84,129P, and 

84.129Q. 

The Secretary certifies that the 

proposed waiver and extension would 

not have a significant economic impact 

on these entities, because the extension 

of an existing project period 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 proposed waiver and 

extension of the project period does not 

contain any information collection 

requirements. 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document in an accessible format. 

The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. 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 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. 

Glenna Wright-Gallo, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21853 Filed 9–29–23; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[ED–2023–OSERS–0177] 

Proposed Waiver and Extension of the 

Project Period With Funding for 

Innovative Rehabilitation Training 

Grants 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Proposed waiver and extension 

of project period with funding. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to 

waive the requirements in the Education 

Department General Administrative 

Regulations that generally prohibit 

project periods exceeding five years and 

project period extensions involving the 

obligation of additional Federal funds. 

The proposed waiver and extension 

would enable seven projects under 

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 

84.263C to receive funding for an 

additional period, not to exceed 

September 30, 2025. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before November 2, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted via the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at www.regulations.gov. However, 

if you require an accommodation or 

cannot otherwise submit your 

comments via www.regulations.gov, 

please contact the program contact 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. The Department 

will not accept comments submitted 

after the comment period. To ensure 

that we do not receive duplicate copies, 

please submit your comments only 

once. In addition, please include the 

Docket ID at the top of your comments. 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov to submit your 

comments electronically. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing agency 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket, is available on the 

site under ‘‘FAQ.’’ 

Privacy Note: OSERS’s policy is 

generally to make comments received 

from members of the public available for 

public viewing in their entirety on the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, 

commenters should include in their 

comments only information about 

themselves that they wish to make 

publicly available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Rhinehart-Fernandez, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Room 4A111, Washington, 

DC 20202–5076. Telephone: (202) 245– 

6103. Email: Kristen.Rhinehart@ed.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Invitation to Comment: We invite you 

to submit comments regarding this 

proposed waiver and extension. To 

ensure that your comments have 

maximum effect in developing the 

notice of final waiver and extension, we 

urge you to identify clearly the specific 

grantee or grantees (listed in the table 

under the Background section) that each 

comment addresses. 

We invite you to assist us in 

complying with the specific 

requirements of Executive Orders 

12866, 13563, and 14094 and their 


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