[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 40 (Thursday, March 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 9312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3613]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA NO. 84.361A]


Office of Innovation and Improvement, Voluntary Public School 
Choice Program

ACTION: Notice announcing a technical assistance workshop.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides information about a technical assistance 
workshop the Department will be holding to assist eligible applicants 
interested in preparing grant applications for fiscal year (FY) 2007 
new awards under the Voluntary Public School Choice (VPSC) program. 
Staff will present information about the purpose of the VPSC program, 
selection criteria, application content, submission procedures, and 
reporting requirements.
    The notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2007 for the 
VPSC program was published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2007 
(72 FR 4700).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iris A. Lane, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5970. 
Telephone: (202) 205-1999. E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#13656360705376773d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f88e888b9bb89d9cd69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audio tape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The technical assistance workshop will be 
conducted on Tuesday, March 6, 2007, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Holiday 
Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Hotel telephone: 
(202) 479-4000. This site is in Washington, DC, across the street from 
the U.S. Department of Education headquarters at 400 Maryland Avenue, 
SW. This site is accessible by Metro on the Blue, Orange, Green, and 
Yellow lines at the 7th Street and Maryland Avenue exit of the L'Enfant 
Plaza station. Please contact the U.S. Department of Education contact 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT if you have any 
questions about the details of the workshop.
    Individuals interested in attending this workshop are encouraged to 
pre-register by e-mailing their name, organization, and contact 
information to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#374147445477525319505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="364046455576535218515940">[email protected]</span></a>. There is no registration fee for this 
workshop. We encourage attendance from those who will be responsible 
for submitting program applications or providing technical support for 
submission of program applications.

Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities Attending the Technical 
Assistance Workshop

    The technical assistance workshop site is accessible to individuals 
with disabilities. If you need an auxiliary aid or service to 
participate in the workshop (e.g., interpreting service, assistive 
listening device, or materials in an alternative format), notify the 
contact persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT.

Electronic Access to This Document

    You may view this document, as well as 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. If you have any questions about using the 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 
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.


    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7225-7225g.

    Dated: February 23, 2007.
Morgan S. Brown,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. E7-3613 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am]
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