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###### Department of Education

# AGENCY:

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Department of Education.

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

                        The Secretary is publishing the following list of correspondence from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to individuals during the previous quarter. The correspondence describes the Department's interpretations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or the regulations that implement the IDEA. This list and the letters or other documents described in this list, with personally identifiable information redacted, as appropriate, can be found at:                         *http://www2.ed.gov/​policy/​speced/​guid/​idea/​index.html.*

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jessica Spataro or Mary Louise Dirrigl. Telephone: (202) 245-7468.

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), you can call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.

Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of this list and the letters or other Departmental documents described in this list in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) by contacting Jessica Spataro or Mary Louise Dirrigl at (202) 245-7468.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    The following list identifies correspondence from the Department issued from October 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011. Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, the Secretary is required to publish this list quarterly in the                     **Federal Register**                    . The list includes those letters that contain interpretations of the requirements of the IDEA and its implementing regulations, and it may also include letters and other                           ( print page 17051)                        documents that the Department believes will assist the public in understanding the requirements of the law. The list identifies the date and topic of each letter, and it provides summary information, as appropriate. To protect the privacy interests of the individual or individuals involved, personally identifiable information has been redacted, as appropriate.                

## Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities

### Section 612—State Elilgibiliy

#### Topic Addressed: Children in Private Schools

○ Letter dated December 6, 2011, to Susan Luger Associates, regarding transportation for children with disabilities who are placed in private schools by their parents.

### Section 614—Evaluations, Eligibility Determinations, Individualized Education Programs, and Educational Placements

#### Topic Addressed: Individualized Education Programs

○ Letter dated December 19, 2011, to New Mexico Director of Special Education Denise Koscielniak, regarding public agency criteria for determining whether a child should continue to receive speech-language pathology services.

### Section 618—Program Information

#### Topic Addressed: Graduation

○ Letter dated December 2, 2011, to Northwest Indiana Special Education Cooperative Director Patricia Pierce, regarding reporting data on high school graduation rates for students with disabilities.

*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: March 19, 2012.

Alexa Posny,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

[FR Doc. 2012-7069 Filed 3-22-12; 8:45 am]

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