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between at least one institution of higher 

education and at least one local educational 

agency through which a secondary school 

student who has not graduated from high 

school with a regular high school diploma is 

able to enroll in one or more postsecondary 

courses and earn postsecondary credit that— 

(A) Is transferable to the institutions of 

higher education in the partnership; and 

(B) Applies toward completion of a degree 

or recognized educational credential as 

described in the Higher Education Act of 

1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). (Section 

8101(15) of the ESEA) 

Early college high school means a 

partnership between at least one local 

educational agency and at least one 

institution of higher education that allows 

participants to simultaneously complete 

requirements toward earning a regular high 

school diploma and earn not less than 12 

credits that are transferable to the institutions 

of higher education in the partnership as part 

of an organized course of study toward a 

postsecondary degree or credential at no cost 

to the participant or participant’s family. 

(Section 8101(17) of the ESEA) 

Expand, when used with respect to a highquality charter school, means to significantly 

increase enrollment or add one or more 

grades to the high-quality charter school. 

(Section 4310(7) of the ESEA) 

High-quality charter school means a 

charter school that— 

(a) Shows evidence of strong academic 

results, which may include strong student 

academic growth, as determined by a State; 

(b) Has no significant issues in the areas of 

student safety, financial and operational 

management, or statutory or regulatory 

compliance; 

(c) Has demonstrated success in 

significantly increasing student academic 

achievement, including graduation rates 

where applicable, for all students served by 

the charter school; and 

(d) Has demonstrated success in increasing 

student academic achievement, including 

graduation rates where applicable, for each of 

the subgroups of students, as defined in 

section 1111(c)(2), except that such 

demonstration is not required in a case in 

which the number of students in a group is 

insufficient to yield statistically reliable 

information or the results would reveal 

personally identifiable information about an 

individual student. (Section 4310(8) of the 

ESEA) 

Logic model (also referred to as a theory of 

action) means a framework that identifies key 

project components of the proposed project 

(i.e., the active ‘‘ingredients’’ that are 

hypothesized to be critical to achieving the 

relevant outcomes) and describes the 

theoretical and operational relationships 

among the key project components and 

relevant outcomes. (34 CFR 77.1) 

Replicate, when used with respect to a 

high-quality charter school, means to open a 

new charter school, or a new campus of a 

high-quality charter school, based on the 

educational model of an existing high-quality 

charter school, under an existing charter or 

an additional charter, if permitted or required 

by State law. (Section 4310(9) of the ESEA) 

Selection Criteria: The following selection 

criteria are from section 4305(b)(4) of the 

ESEA. 

(4) Selection Criteria.—The Secretary shall 

select eligible entities to receive grants under 

this subsection, on the basis of the quality of 

the applications submitted under paragraph 

(3), after taking into consideration such 

factors as— 

(A) The degree to which the eligible entity 

has demonstrated success in increasing 

academic achievement for all students and 

for each of the subgroups of students 

described in section 1111(c)(2) attending the 

charter schools the eligible entity operates or 

manages; 

(B) A determination that the eligible entity 

has not operated or managed a significant 

proportion of charter schools that— 

(i) Have been closed; 

(ii) Have had the school’s charter revoked 

due to problems with statutory or regulatory 

compliance; or 

(iii) Have had the school’s affiliation with 

the eligible entity revoked or terminated, 

including through voluntary disaffiliation; 

and 

(C) A determination that the eligible entity 

has not experienced significant problems 

with statutory or regulatory compliance that 

could lead to the revocation of a school’s 

charter. 

Terms and Conditions: The following 

terms and conditions are from section 

4305(c) of the ESEA. 

(c) Terms and Conditions.—Except as 

otherwise provided, grants awarded under 

paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall 

have the same terms and conditions as grants 

awarded to State entities under section 4303. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 300 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2008–0084; FRL–9981– 

38—Region 6] 

National Oil and Hazardous 

Substances Pollution Contingency 

Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion 

of the Old Esco Manufacturing 

Superfund Site 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Region 6 is issuing a 

Notice of Intent to Delete the Old Esco 

Manufacturing Superfund Site (Site) 

located in Greenville, Texas, from the 

National Priorities List (NPL) and 

requests public comments on this 

proposed action. The NPL, promulgated 

pursuant to section 105 of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is 

an appendix of the National Oil and 

Hazardous Substances Pollution 

Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and 

the State of Texas, through the Texas 

Commission on Environmental Quality, 

have determined that all appropriate 

response actions under CERCLA, have 

been completed. However, this deletion 

does not preclude future actions under 

Superfund. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

August 27, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–2008–0084, by mail to Brian W. 

Mueller; U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 6, Superfund Division 

(6SF–RL), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 

1200; Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically or through hand delivery/ 

courier by following the detailed 

instructions in the ADDRESSES section of 

the direct final rule located in the rules 

section of this issue of the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian W. Mueller, Remedial Project 

Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 6, Superfund Division 

(6SF–RL), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 

1200, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, (214) 

665–7167, email: mueller.brian@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

issue of the Federal Register, we are 

publishing a direct final Notice of 

Deletion of Old Esco Manufacturing 

Superfund Site without prior Notice of 

Intent to Delete because we view this as 

a noncontroversial revision and 

anticipate no adverse comment. We 

have explained our reasons for this 

deletion in the preamble to the direct 

final Notice of Deletion, and those 

reasons are incorporated herein. If we 

receive no adverse comment(s) on this 

deletion action, we will not take further 

action on this Notice of Intent to Delete. 

If we receive adverse comment(s), we 

will withdraw the direct final Notice of 

Deletion, and it will not take effect. We 

will, as appropriate, address all public 

comments in a subsequent final Notice 

of Deletion based on this Notice of 

Intent to Delete. We will not institute a 

second comment period on this Notice 

of Intent to Delete. Any parties 

interested in commenting must do so at 

this time. 

For additional information, see the 

direct final Notice of Deletion which is 

located in the Rules section of this issue 

of the Federal Register. 


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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous 

waste, Hazardous substances, 

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Superfund, Water 

pollution control, Water supply. 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. 

9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 

2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 

3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 

FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193. 

Dated: July 19, 2018. 

Arturo Blanco, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 300 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2003–0010; FRL–9981– 

25—Region 5] 

National Oil and Hazardous 

Substances Pollution Contingency 

Plan; National Priorities List: Partial 

Deletion of the Peters Cartridge 

Factory Superfund Site 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notification of 

intent. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Region 5 is issuing a 

Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion of 

the Former Process Area (FPA) of the 

Peters Cartridge Factory Superfund Site 

(Peters Cartridge Site) located in Kings 

Mills, Ohio from the National Priorities 

List (NPL) and requests public 

comments on this proposed action. The 

NPL, promulgated pursuant to Section 

105 of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an 

appendix of the National Oil and 

Hazardous Substances Pollution 

Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and 

the State of Ohio, through the Ohio 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(OEPA), have determined that all 

appropriate response actions at the FPA 

under CERCLA, other than 

maintenance, monitoring and five-year 

reviews, have been completed. 

However, this deletion does not 

preclude future actions under 

Superfund. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

August 27, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID no. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–2003–0010, by mail to 

Randolph Cano, NPL Deletion 

Coordinator, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency Region 5 (SR–6J), 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 

60604. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically or through 

hand delivery/courier by following the 

detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES

section of the direct final rule located in 

the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of 

this Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randolph Cano, NPL Deletion 

Coordinator, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency Region 5 (SR–6J), 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 

60604, Phone: (312) 886–6036, email: 

cano.randolph@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of 

today’s Federal Register, we are 

publishing a direct final Notice of 

Partial Deletion for the FPA of the Peters 

Cartridge Site simultaneously with this 

Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion 

because EPA views this as a 

noncontroversial revision and 

anticipates no adverse comment. We 

have explained our reasons for this 

partial deletion in the preamble to the 

direct final Notice of Partial Deletion, 

and those reasons are incorporated 

herein. If we receive no adverse 

comment(s) on this partial deletion 

action, we will not take further action 

on this Notice of Intent for Partial 

Deletion. If we receive adverse 

comment(s), we will withdraw the 

direct final Notice of Partial Deletion 

and it will not take effect. We will, as 

appropriate, address all public 

comments in a subsequent final Notice 

of Partial Deletion based on this Notice 

of Intent for Partial Deletion. We will 

not institute a second comment period 

on this Notice of Intent for Partial 

Deletion. Any parties interested in 

commenting must do so at this time. 

For additional information, see the 

direct final Notice of Partial Deletion 

which is located in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous 

waste, Hazardous substances, 

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Superfund, Water 

pollution control, Water supply. 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. 

9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 

2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 

3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 

FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193. 

Dated July 17, 2018. 

Cathy Stepp, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 36 

[WC Docket No. 80–286; FCC 18–99] 

Jurisdictional Separations and Referral 

to the Federal-State Joint Board 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission proposes to extend the 

freeze of jurisdictional separations 

category relationships and cost 

allocation factors for 15 years. The 

Commission also proposes to provide 

rate-of-return carriers who elected to 

freeze their category relationships a time 

limited opportunity to opt out of that 

freeze. The Commission invites 

comment on these proposals, on 

whether it should modify any other 

aspects of the separations freeze, and on 

whether it should alter the scope of its 

referral to the Federal State Joint Board 

on Jurisdictional Separations (Joint 

Board) regarding comprehensive 

separations reform. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

August 27, 2018. Reply comments are 

due on or before September 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by WC Docket 80–286, by any 

of the following methods: 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Website: http://

apps.fcc.gov/ecfs//. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact the 

FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: (202) 418–0530 or TTY: 888– 

835–5322. 

For detailed instructions for submitting 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marvin Sacks, Wireline Competition 

Bureau, Pricing Policy Division at (202) 

418–2017 or via email at marvin.sacks@

fcc.gov. 


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