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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting Notice—Military Justice 

Review Panel 

AGENCY: General Counsel of the 

Department of Defense, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the Military 

Justice Review Panel will host an open 

meeting on January 16–17, 2024. 

DATES: Tuesday, January 16, 2024— 

Open to the public from 9:45 a.m. to 

11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

eastern standard time (EST) and 

Wednesday, January 17, 2024—Open to 

the public from 10:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

and 1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the General Gordon R. Sullivan 

Conference and Event Center, 2425 

Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201. The 

meeting can be accessed virtually via 

the following dial-in number and links: 

Dial-in: +1 646 828 7666, Meeting ID: 

161 535 0618 Passcode: 654321. Link: 

https://www.zoomgov.com/j/ 

1615350618?pwd

=NFowUHFKSVQvOUpr

ZUFaOVd6RmxJZz09. Meeting ID: 161 

535 0618 Passcode: 654321. For those 

who would like to attend, please send 

registration information to 

whs.pentagon.em.mbx.mjrp@mail.mil, 

providing your name, email, 

organization (if applicable), and 

telephone number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Pete L. Yob, 703–693–3857 (Voice), 

louis.p.yob.civ@mail.mil (Email). 

Mailing address is MJRP, One Liberty 

Center, 875 N Randolph Street, Suite 

150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. The 

most up-to-date changes to the meeting 

agenda can be found on the website: 

https://mjrp.osd.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to § 5521 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2017, as amended by § 531(k) 

of the FY 2018 NDAA, the Secretary of 

Defense established this panel to 

conduct independent periodic reviews 

and assessments of the operation of the 

Uniform Code of Military Justice 

(UCMJ). (10 U.S.C. 946. Art. 146 

(effective Jan 1, 2019)). 

Purpose of the Meeting: Pursuant to 

UCMJ, Article 146, the MJRP shall 

conduct independent periodic reviews 

and assessments of the operation of the 

UCMJ. This will be the ninth meeting 

held by the MJRP. On Day 1, the MJRP 

will hold two open sessions. The first 

session will be composed of former 

military judges. After a lunch break, the 

MJRP will hear from a panel of special 

victims’ counsel. On Day 2, MJRP 

members will hold two open sessions. 

First, the MJRP will hear from a panel 

composed of military appellate 

government counsel followed by a 

second session composed of military 

appellate defense counsel. 

Dated: December 21, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28717 Filed 12–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Office of 

Indian Education Formula Grants to 

Local Educational Agencies 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2024 for Office of Indian 

Education (OIE) Formula Grants to 

Local Educational Agencies (Formula 

Grants), Assistance Listing Number 

84.060A. This notice relates to the 

approved information collection under 

OMB control number 1810–0021. 

DATES: 

Part I of Electronic Application 

System for Indian Education (EASIE) 

Applications Available: February 5, 

2024. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part I: March 8, 2024. 

Part II of EASIE Applications 

Available: April 1, 2024. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part II: May 10, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about the Formula Grants 

program, contact Crystal C. Moore, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, MS 6335, Washington, DC 

20202–6335. Telephone: (202) 987– 

0607. Email: crystal.moore@ed.gov. 

For technical questions about the 

EASIE application and uploading 

documentation, contact the Partner 

Support Center (PSC). Telephone: 877– 

457–3336. Email: OIE.EASIE@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: 

Full Text of Announcement 

Note: Applicants must meet the 

deadlines for both EASIE Part I and Part 

II to be eligible to receive a grant. 

Failure to submit the required 

supplemental documentation, described 

under Content and Form of Application 

Submission in section IV of this notice, 

by the EASIE Part I or II deadline, will 

result in an incomplete application that 

will not be considered for funding. OIE 

recommends uploading the 

documentation at least 4 days prior to 

the deadlines to ensure that any 

potential submission issues are resolved 

prior to the deadlines. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Formula 

Grants program provides grants to 

support local educational agencies 

(LEAs), Indian Tribes and organizations, 

and other eligible entities in developing 

and implementing elementary and 

secondary school programs that serve 

Indian students. These funds must be 

used to support comprehensive 

programs that are designed to meet the 

unique cultural, language, and 

educational needs of American Indian 

and Alaska Native (AIAN) students and 

ensure that all students meet 

challenging State academic standards. 

The information gathered from the 

project’s final annual performance 

report (APR) will be utilized to 

complete OIE’s required annual 

reporting. Specifically, that report 

covers the Secretary’s established 

performance measures for assessing the 

effectiveness and efficiency of the 

Formula Grants program as detailed in 

this notice. 

Integration of Services Authorized: As 

authorized under section 6116 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), the 

Secretary will, upon receipt of an 

acceptable plan for the integration of 

education and related services, and in 

cooperation with other relevant Federal 

agencies, authorize the entity receiving 

the funds under this program to 

consolidate all Federal funds that are to 

be used exclusively for Indian students. 

Instructions for submitting an 

integration of education and related 

services plan are included in EASIE, 

which is described under Application 

and Submission Information in section 

IV of this notice. 

Note: Under the Formula Grants 

program, all applicants are required to 

develop proposed projects in open 

consultation, including through public 

hearings to provide a full opportunity to 

understand the program and to offer 

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(section 6114(c)(3)(C) of the ESEA), with 

parents and teachers of Indian children, 

representatives of Indian Tribes on 

Indian lands located within 50 miles of 

any school that the LEA will serve if 

such Tribes have any children in such 

school, Indian organizations (IOs), and, 

if appropriate, Indian students from 

secondary schools. LEA applicants are 

required to develop proposed projects 

with the participation and written 

approval of an Indian Parent Committee 

whose membership includes parents 

and family members of Indian children 

in the LEA’s schools; representatives of 

Indian Tribes on Indian lands located 

within 50 miles of any school that the 

LEA will serve if such Tribes have any 

children in such school; teachers in the 

schools; and, if appropriate, Indian 

students attending secondary schools of 

the LEA (ESEA section 6114(c)(4)). The 

majority of the Indian Parent Committee 

members must be parents and family 

members of Indian children (ESEA 

section 6114(c)(4)(B)). 

Definition: The following definition is 

from ESEA section 6112(d)(3): 

Indian community-based organization 

(ICBO) means any organization that (1) 

is composed primarily of Indian 

parents, family members, and 

community members, Tribal 

government education officials, and 

Tribal members, from a specific 

community; (2) assists in the social, 

cultural, and educational development 

of Indians in such community; (3) meets 

the unique cultural, language, and 

academic needs of Indian students; and 

(4) demonstrates organizational and 

administrative capacity to manage the 

grant. 

Statutory Hiring Preference: Awards 

are subject to the provisions of section 

7(b) of the Indian Self-Determination 

and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

5307(b)). To the greatest extent feasible, 

a grantee is required to— 

(1) Give to Indians preferences and 

opportunities for training and 

employment in connection with the 

administration of the grant; and 

(2) Give to Indian organizations and to 

Indian-owned economic enterprises, as 

defined in section 3 of the Indian 

Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 

1452(e)), preference in the award of 

contracts in connection with the 

administration of the grant. 

For purposes of this requirement, an 

Indian is a member of any federally 

recognized Indian Tribe (25 U.S.C. 

1452(b)). 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7421, et 

seq. 

Note: Projects will be awarded and 

must be operated in a manner consistent 

with the nondiscrimination 

requirements contained in Federal civil 

rights laws. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 97, 98, and 99. 

(b) The Office of Management and 

Budget Guidelines to Agencies on 

Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Non-procurement) in 2 

CFR part 180, as adopted and amended 

as regulations of the Department in 2 

CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Formula grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration requested $117,381,000 

for the Formula Grants program for FY 

2024. The actual level of funding, if any, 

depends on final congressional action. 

However, we are inviting applications to 

allow enough time to complete the grant 

process if Congress appropriates funds 

for this program. 

Estimated Range of Awards: $4,000 to 

$2,653,404. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$86,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1,300. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: 12 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: The following 

entities are eligible under this program: 

certain LEAs, as prescribed by ESEA 

section 6112(b), including charter 

schools authorized as LEAs under State 

law; certain schools funded by the 

Bureau of Indian Education of the U.S. 

Department of the Interior (BIE), as 

prescribed by ESEA section 6113(d); 

Indian Tribes and IOs under certain 

conditions, as prescribed by ESEA 

section 6112(c); and ICBOs, as 

prescribed by ESEA section 6112(d). 

Consortia of two or more eligible 

entities are also eligible under certain 

circumstances, as prescribed by ESEA 

section 6112(a)(4). 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

b. Supplement Not Supplant: ESEA 

section 6114(c)(1) requires an LEA to 

use these grant funds only to 

supplement the funds that, in the 

absence of these Federal funds, such 

agency would make available for 

services described in this application, 

and not to supplant such funds. 

c. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This 

program uses a restricted indirect cost 

rate. For more information regarding 

restricted indirect costs, or to obtain a 

negotiated restricted indirect cost rate, 

please see: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/ 

list/ocfo/intro.html. 

d. Administrative Cost Limitation: 

Under ESEA section 6115(d), no more 

than five percent of funds awarded for 

a grant under this program may be used 

for administrative purposes. Note that, 

since fiscal year 2020, Congress has 

included language in appropriations 

acts to clarify that the statutory 5 

percent limit does not include indirect 

costs. In the event such language is not 

included in the FY 2024 appropriations 

act, the Department will work with 

successful applicants to make budget 

adjustments to align with administrative 

cost restrictions, if necessary. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. How to Request an Application 

Package: You can obtain an entityspecific link for the electronic 

application for grants under this 

program by contacting the PSC listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

On request to the program contact 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package 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. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit and 

technical assistance resources, are 

located on the EASIE Communities of 

Practice website at https://

easie.communities.ed.gov/. 

Note: OIE and PSC will provide 

comprehensive documentation to 

support applicants and grantees with 

accessing, navigating, and entering data 

and submitting their responses into the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) MAX Survey. Prior to the 

opening of EASIE Part I, this 

documentation will be announced and 

posted on the EASIE Communities of 

Practice website at: https://

easie.communities.ed.gov/. 

User accounts were replaced with an 

entity-specific link (also known as a 

token) to access the EASIE application 

in the OMB MAX Survey. Only 

individuals that are registered as the 


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current Point of Contact (POC), Project 

Director (PD), or Authorized Official 

Representative (AOR) will receive the 

entity-specific link to access the 

application for EASIE Part I and II. The 

AOR can continue to delegate the 

responsibility of completing the EASIE 

application in the new OMB MAX 

Survey to other entity contacts by 

sharing their entity-specific link 

internally. The AOR is ultimately 

responsible for reviewing and certifying 

the application. Please contact the PSC 

with any questions related to this 

change. 

Supplementary Documentation: The 

EASIE application requires submission 

of the following supplementary 

documentation in electronic Portable 

Document Format (PDF): 

(1) In EASIE Part I, applicants that are 

Tribes, IOs, or ICBOs must submit the 

appropriate ‘‘Applying in Lieu of the 

LEA’’ agreement form with their 

application to verify their eligibility no 

later than March 8, 2024 (which is the 

closing date of EASIE Part I). Each 

separate eligibility document is 

identified by applicant type as either 

Tribe Applying in Lieu of an LEA 

Agreement; IO Agreement; or ICBO 

Agreement. These are available on the 

EASIE Communities of Practice website 

(https://easie.communities.ed.gov/) as 

downloadable documents. The details of 

the verification process, which are 

necessary to meet the statutory 

eligibility requirements for Tribes, IOs, 

and ICBOs, are in the application 

package. 

(2) In EASIE Part I, the lead applicant 

for a consortium must use the 

consortium agreement form that is 

available on the Getting Started page in 

the EASIE Portal as a downloadable 

document and upload it to EASIE no 

later than March 8, 2024 (the closing 

date of EASIE Part I). 

(3) In EASIE Part II, for an applicant 

that is an LEA or a consortium of LEAs, 

the EASIE application requires the 

electronic PDF submission of the Indian 

Parent Committee Approval form no 

later than May 10, 2024 (which is the 

deadline for transmittal of EASIE Part 

II). Applicants are encouraged to begin 

planning parent committee meetings 

early to ensure parent committee 

requirements are met before EASIE Part 

II closes. The form is available on the 

EASIE Communities of Practice website 

at https://easie.communities.ed.gov/. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: Part 

I of the Formula Grant EASIE 

Applications Available: February 5, 

2024. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part I: March 8, 2024, 11:59 p.m., 

Eastern Time. 

Part II of the Formula Grant EASIE 

Applications Available: April 1, 2024. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part II: May 10, 2024, 11:59 p.m., 

Eastern Time. 

Submit applications for grants under 

this program electronically using EASIE 

located in the OIE-provided portal. For 

information (including dates and times) 

about how to submit your application, 

please refer to Other Submission 

Requirements in section IV of this 

notice. 

OIE will only consider applications 

that are compliant with deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. If the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

5. Unique Entity Identification (UEI) 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and System for Award 

Management: To do business with the 

Department, you must— 

a. Have a Unique Entity Identification 

(UEI) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); 

b. Register both your UEI number and 

TIN with the System for Award 

Management (SAM), the Government’s 

primary registrant database; 

c. Provide your UEI number and TIN 

on your SAM application; and 

d. Maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information 

while your application is under review 

by the Department and, if you are 

awarded a grant, during the project 

period. 

You can obtain a UEI number from 

Sam.gov at the following website: 

https://sam.gov/. A UEI number can be 

created within one to two business days. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow 2 to 5 weeks for your TIN 

to become active. 

The SAM registration process can take 

approximately seven business days, but 

may take upwards of several weeks, 

depending on the completeness and 

accuracy of the data you enter in the 

SAM database. Thus, if you think you 

might want to apply for Federal 

financial assistance under a program 

administered by the Department, please 

allow sufficient time to obtain and 

register your UEI number and TIN. We 

strongly recommend that you register 

early. 

If you are currently registered with 

SAM, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make certain 

that the TIN associated with your UEI 

number is correct. Also note that you 

will need to update your registration 

annually. This may take three or more 

business days. 

Information about SAM is available at 

https://sam.gov/. To further assist you 

with obtaining and registering your UEI 

number and TIN in SAM or updating 

your existing SAM account, we have 

prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet, which 

you can find here: www2.ed.gov/about/ 

offices/list/ofo/docs/unique-entityidentifier-transition-fact-sheet.pdf. 

6. Other Submission Requirements: 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

EASIE is an electronic application 

within OMB MAX Survey that users 

access via an entity-specific link. It is 

divided into two parts: EASIE Part I and 

EASIE Part II. 

EASIE Part I (student count) provides 

the appropriate data entry screens to 

submit verified, aggregated, Indian 

student count totals based on either the 

Indian School Equalization Program 

(ISEP) count or the Indian Student 

Eligibility Certification Form (ED 506 

Form). All applicants must submit a 

current Indian student count for FY 

2024. Applicants must use the ED 506 

Form to document eligible Indian 

students; however, BIE schools may use 

either the ISEP count or the ED 506 

Form count to verify their Indian 

student counts. Applicants must protect 

the privacy of all individual data 

collected and only report aggregated 

data to the Secretary. 

Applicants that verify their Indian 

student count with the ED 506 Form 

must document their Indian student 

counts by completing the following: (1) 

annually, the applicant must verify 

there is a valid ED 506 Form for each 

Indian child included in the count; (2) 

all ED 506 Forms included in the count 

must be completed, signed, and dated 

by the parent or legal guardian, and be 

on file with the applicant; (3) the 

applicant must maintain a copy of the 

student enrollment roster(s) covering 

the same period of time indicated in the 

application as the count period; and (4) 

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must be listed on the LEA’s enrollment 

roster(s) and in attendance for at least 1 

day during the count period. 

BIE schools that enter an ISEP count 

to verify their Indian student count 

must use the most current Indian 

student count certified by the BIE. 

Once an Indian child is determined to 

be eligible to be counted for such grant 

award, the applicant must maintain a 

record of such determination and must 

not require a new or duplicate 

determination or form to be made for 

such child for a subsequent application 

for a grant under this program. 

Applicants must indicate the time 

span for the project objectives and 

corresponding activities and services for 

AIAN students. Applicants can choose 

to set objectives that remain the same 

for up to four years to facilitate data 

collection and enhance long-term 

planning. 

In EASIE Part II, all applicants are 

required to— 

(1) Select the type of program being 

submitted as either regular formula 

grant project, formula grant project 

consolidated with a Title I schoolwide 

program, or integration of services 

under ESEA section 6116; 

(2) Select the grade levels offered by 

the LEA or BIE school; 

(3) Identify, from a list of possible 

Department grant programs (e.g., ESEA 

Title I), the programs in the LEA that are 

currently coordinated with a Formula 

Grant project, or with which the school 

district plans to coordinate during the 

project year, in accordance with ESEA 

section 6114(c)(5), and describe the 

comprehensive program for AIAN 

students with those grant programs; 

(4) Describe the professional 

development opportunities that will be 

provided as part of a comprehensive 

program to ensure that teachers and 

other school professionals who are new 

to the Indian community are prepared to 

work with Indian children, and that all 

teachers who will be involved in 

programs assisted by this grant have 

been properly trained to carry out such 

programs, as required by ESEA section 

6114(b)(5); 

(5) Provide information on how the 

State assessment data of all Indian 

students (not just those served) are used 

and how such information will be 

disseminated to the Indian community, 

Indian Parent Committee, and Indian 

Tribes whose children are served by the 

LEA. Also describe how assessment data 

from the previous school year (SY) were 

used, as required by ESEA section 

6114(b)(6); 

(6) Indicate when the public hearing 

was held for SY 2024–25, as required by 

ESEA section 6114(c)(3)(C); 

(7) For an applicant that is an LEA, 

BIE school, or a consortium of LEAs or 

BIE schools, describe the process the 

applicant used to meaningfully 

collaborate with Indian Tribes located 

in the community in a timely, active, 

and ongoing manner in the development 

of the comprehensive program and the 

actions taken as a result of such 

collaboration (ESEA section 6114(b)(7)); 

(8) Identify specific project objectives 

that will further the goal of providing 

culturally responsive education for 

AIAN students to meet their academic 

needs and help them meet State 

achievement standards (ESEA section 

6115(b)); 

(9) For an LEA that selects a 

schoolwide application, identify how 

the use of such funds in a schoolwide 

program will produce benefits to Indian 

students that would not be achieved if 

the funds were not used in a schoolwide 

program (ESEA section 6115(c)(3)); 

(10) Submit a program budget and 

justification based on the estimated 

grant amount that the EASIE calculates 

from the Indian student count submitted 

in EASIE Part I. After the initial grant 

amounts are determined, additional 

funds may become available due to such 

circumstances as withdrawn 

applications or a reduction in another 

applicant’s student count. An applicant 

whose award amount increases or 

decreases more than $5,000 must submit 

a revised budget prior to receiving its 

grant award but will not need to recertify its application. If an applicant’s 

award amount increases or decreases by 

less than $5,000, a budget update is not 

required. For an applicant that receives 

an increased award amount following 

submission of its original budget, the 

applicant must allocate the increased 

amount only to previously approved 

budget categories; 

(11) As required by section 427 of the 

General Education Provisions Act 

(GEPA), describe the steps the applicant 

proposes to take to ensure equitable 

access to, and participation in, the 

project or activity to be conducted with 

such assistance, by addressing the 

special needs of students, teachers, and 

other program beneficiaries in order to 

overcome barriers to equitable 

participation, including barriers based 

on gender, race, color, national origin, 

disability, and age; and 

(12) If needed, provide additional 

comments to assist OIE in the review of 

the application. 

Registration for Formula Grant EASIE: 

Current, former, and new applicants 

interested in submitting a Formula 

Grants application must register for 

EASIE. Prior to the opening of EASIE 

Part I, PSC will send a broadcast to prior 

year grantees and new prospective 

applicants that have contacted PSC and 

registered for EASIE. All recipients who 

receive PSC’s broadcast will be asked to 

complete their intent to apply for the 

upcoming application period in the 

EASIE Portal. All prospective applicants 

will be provided the opportunity to 

confirm if any updates to their 

registration information are necessary, 

and/or if they would like to completely 

decline registration. Entities that do not 

have an active registration or are new 

applicants should contact the PSC listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT to register any time before the 

EASIE Part I application deadline date. 

Registration does not serve as the 

entity’s grant application. For assistance 

registering, contact the PSC listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Certification for Formula Grant 

EASIE: The applicant’s AOR must be a 

senior-level official (e.g., 

Superintendent, Tribal Chief, or similar) 

of the entity and legally authorized by 

the applicant organization to approve 

the application. The AOR must certify 

EASIE Part I and Part II by the deadline 

date. Each applicant should identify at 

least three system users, one for each of 

the following: Project Director, 

Authorized Official Representative, and 

another party (such as a Budget 

Director) designated to answer questions 

in the event the project director is 

unavailable. The certification process 

ensures that the information in the 

application is true, reliable, and valid. 

An applicant that provides a false 

statement in the application is subject to 

penalties under the False Claims Act, 18 

U.S.C. 1001. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

We discourage paper applications, but 

if electronic submission is not possible 

(e.g., you do not have access to the 

internet), you must provide a written 

statement that you intend to submit a 

paper application. Send this written 

statement no later than Wednesday, 

January 31, 2024. 

If you mail your written statement to 

the Department, it must be postmarked 

no later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date of EASIE Part 

I. If you fax your written statement to 

the Department, we must receive the 

faxed statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date of 

EASIE Part I. If you email the written 

statement, it must be sent no later than 

two weeks before the application 

deadline date to the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Crystal C. Moore, U.S. 

Department of Education, Office of 


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Indian Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, MS 6335, Washington, DC 

20202–6335. FAX: (202) 205–0606. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

You must mail the original and two 

copies of your application, on or before 

the application deadline dates for both 

EASIE Part I and Part II, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, Office of 

Indian Education, Attention: Crystal 

Moore, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, MS 

6335, Washington, DC 20202–6335. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. 

Before relying on this method, you 

should check with your local post 

office. 

We will not consider applications 

postmarked after the application 

deadline date for EASIE Part I or Part II. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you are submitting a paper 

application, you (or a courier service) 

may deliver your paper application to 

the Department by hand. You must 

deliver the original and two copies of 

your application by hand, on or before 

the application deadline dates for both 

EASIE Part I and Part II, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, Office of 

Indian Education, Attention: Crystal 

Moore, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, MS 

6335, Washington, DC 20202–6335. 

The program office accepts hand 

deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, except 

Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal 

holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of 

Paper Applications: If you mail or hand 

deliver your application to the 

Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the 

Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 

the Assistance Listing Number, 

including suffix letter, of this program— 

84.060A; and 

(2) The program office will mail you 

a notification of receipt of your grant 

application. If you do not receive this 

notification within 15 business days 

from the application deadline date, you 

should contact the program office at 

(202) 987–0607. 

V. Grant Administration Information 

1. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.206, before awarding grants under 

this program the Department conducts a 

review of the risks posed by applicants. 

Under 2 CFR 200.208, the Secretary may 

impose specific conditions and, under 2 

CFR 3474.10, in appropriate 

circumstances, high-risk conditions on a 

grant if the applicant or grantee is not 

financially stable; has a history of 

unsatisfactory performance; has a 

financial or other management system 

that does not meet the standards in 2 

CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of a grant in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the Grant Award 

Notification (GAN). The GAN also 

incorporates your approved application 

as part of your binding commitments 

under the grant. 

3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this program, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding. This does not apply if you have 

an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) You must submit a final annual 

performance report (APR) using EASIE 

via the OMB MAX Survey entityspecific link, including financial 

information, as directed by the 

Secretary, within 120 days after the 

close of the grant year. Grantees will be 

able to access the APR via the EASIE 

portal link provided to registered 

entities prior to the system being open 

to users. Grantees will receive an email 

from the PSC identifying the date that 

the APR will be available to grantees 

and the deadline for its transmission. 

4. Performance Measures: For the 

purposes of Department reporting under 

34 CFR 75.110, the Secretary has 

established the following key 

performance measures for assessing the 

effectiveness and efficiency of the 

Formula Grants program: (1) the 

percentage of AIAN students in grades 

four and eight who score at or above the 

basic level in reading on the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP); (2) the percentage of AIAN 

students in grades four and eight who 

score at or above the basic level in 

mathematics on the NAEP; (3) the 

percentage of AIAN students in grades 

three through eight meeting State 

achievement standards by scoring at or 

above the proficient level in reading and 

mathematics on State assessments; (4) 

the difference between the percentage of 

AIAN students in grades three through 

eight at or above the proficient level in 

reading and mathematics on State 

assessments and the percentage of all 

students scoring at those levels; (5) the 

percentage of AIAN students who 

graduate from high school as measured 

by the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation 

rate; (6) the percentage of grantees 

providing culturally responsive 

activities; and (7) the percentage of 

funds used by grantees prior to award 

closeout. 

Note: In any year in which NAEP or 

State assessment data are systematically 

unavailable, reporting of such data will 

not be required and will not be used for 

purposes of performance measures. 

5. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you receive an award under this grant 

program that over the course of the 

project period may exceed the 

simplified acquisition threshold 

(currently $250,000), under 2 CFR 

200.206(a)(2) we must make a judgment 

about your integrity, business ethics, 

and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through SAM. You may 

review and comment on any 

information about yourself that a 

Federal agency previously entered and 

that is currently in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, Appendix XII, require you to 

report certain integrity information to 

FAPIIS semiannually. Please review the 


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requirements in 2 CFR part 200, 

Appendix XII, if this grant plus all the 

other Federal funds you receive exceed 

$10,000,000. 

VI. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

PSC listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package 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 

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 other documents of this 

Department published in the Federal 

Register, in text or 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. 

Adam Schott, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Programs Delegated the Authority to Perform 

the Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Elementary and Secondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28597 Filed 12–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0183] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Evaluation of A Toolkit To Support 

Evidence-Based Writing Instruction in 

Grades 2 Through 4 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Heidi Gansen, 

(202) 245–6765. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Evaluation of A 

Toolkit to Support Evidence-Based 

Writing Instruction in Grades 2 Through 

4. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: New ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households Total 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 4,188. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,237. 

Abstract: The Institute of Education 

Sciences (IES) within the U.S. 

Department of Education (ED) requests 

clearance for data collection activities to 

support an evaluation of A Toolkit to 

Support Evidence-Based Writing 

Instruction in Grades 2 Through 4. 

Specifically, this request covers 

collection of data to conduct an 

evaluation to assess whether 

implementing the writing toolkit (1) 

improves teachers’ attitudes towards 

writing and helps them align their 

writing instruction with the evidencebased recommendations in the What 

Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Teaching 

Elementary School Students to Be 

Effective Writers practice guide and (2) 

improves students’ writing quality and 

reading achievement. This randomized 

controlled trial study will compare 

teacher and student outcomes in schools 

that implement the writing toolkit (the 

treatment group) with the teacher and 

student outcomes in schools that 

continue to provide their usual 

professional development supports (the 

comparison group). 

There is a great need for professional 

learning supports in elementary writing 

instruction to address low reading and 

writing proficiency across the country. 

Teacher preparation programs rarely 

offer stand-alone writing instruction 

(Myers et al. 2016; Morgan 2010; 

Brenner 2013), and surveys show many 

teachers and teacher educators do not 

feel confident in writing instruction 

(Myers et al. 2016; Cutler and Graham 

2008). An accessible package of 

professional learning materials designed 

to help educators translate evidencebased recommendations for elementary 

writing instruction into daily 

instruction could be a game-changer for 

improving teacher practice and student 

writing. 

The elementary writing toolkit aims to 

offer such an accessible, evidence-based 

professional learning package by 

drawing on the WWC Teaching 

Elementary School Students to Be 

Effective Writers practice guide. The 

practice guide helps to fill the 

professional development gaps for 

elementary writing instruction by 

providing clear, actionable 

recommendations along with specific 

implementation steps and examples. 

The toolkit will build on the practice 

guide to (1) make the recommendations 

and implementation guidance accessible 

and engaging for busy educators, (2) 

create a structure for learning and 

applying practices throughout a school 

year, (3) promote collaborative learning 

and planning among teachers, and (4) 

offer tools for sustaining practices over 

time. The toolkit will be a one-stop shop 

that enables schools and educators to 

access all supports in one place, 

complemented by diagnostic tools to 

assess practices and resources for school 

leaders to institutionalize practices over 

time. Incorporating multimedia 

resources that are easy to navigate will 

make the toolkit more inviting and will 

facilitate the reinforcement of concepts 


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