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3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Break 

4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Calculator 

Analyses Efforts 

a. Calculator Impact Study—Dr. Kevin 

Bradley (HumRRO) 

b. CAT Simulation—Dr. Glen 

Heinrich-Wallace (HumRRO) 

c. Calculator Needs Assessment—Dr. 

Monica Gribben (HumRRO) 

5:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m.: Public Comments 

Day 2, Thursday, January 23, 2025 

(Mountain Time) 

8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.: Refinement of the 

Joint Service—TAPAS Instrument— 

Dr. Dan Putka (HumRRO) 

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: Adverse Impact— 

Dr. Nick Howald (HumRRO) 

10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.: Break 

10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Curriculum 

Alignment Study—Dr. Rod McCloy 

(HumRRO) 

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: ASVAB CEP 

a. General—Dr. Irina Rader (OPA/ 

DTAC) 

b. Find Your Interest—Dr. Rod 

McCloy (HumRRO) 

c. Work Values—Dr. Maura Burke 

(HumRRO) 

12:30 p.m.–12:45 p.m.: Future Topics— 

Dr. Mary Pommerich (OPA/DTAC) 

12:45 p.m.–1:00 p.m.: Public Comments 

1:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m.: Closing 

Comments—Dr. Fred Oswald, Chair 

1:15 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Working Lunch 

(Administrative Items) 

Abbreviations Key 

ASVAB—Armed Services Vocational 

Aptitude Battery 

ASVAB CEP—ASVAB Career Exploration 

Program, student testing program provided 

at no charge to high schools nation-wide to 

help students develop career exploration 

skills and used by recruiters to identify 

potential applicants for enlistment. 

CAT—computerized adaptive testing 

HumRRO—Human Resources Research 

Organization 

OASD(M&RA)/AP—Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense (Manpower and 

Reserve Affairs)/Accession Policy 

OPA/DTAC—Office of People Analytics/ 

Defense Testing and Assessment Center 

P&P—paper and pencil 

TAPAS—Tailored Adaptive Personality 

Assessment System 

Latest version of the agenda will be 

posted on https://DAC-MPT.com. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 

through 102–3.165, and the availability 

of space, this meeting is open to the 

public. Seating availability is on a firstcome, first-served basis. All members of 

the public who wish to attend the 

public meeting must contact the DFO no 

later than 12:00 p.m. on Friday, January 

10, 2025, as listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140 and 

section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, interested 

persons may submit written statements 

to the DAC–MPT at any time about its 

approved agenda or at any time on the 

DAC–MPT’s mission. Written 

statements should be submitted to the 

DAC–MPT’s DFO at the address or 

facsimile number listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

If statements pertain to a specific topic 

being discussed at the planned meeting, 

then these statements must be submitted 

no later than five (5) business days prior 

to the meeting in question. Written 

statements received after this date may 

not be provided to, or not considered by 

the DAC–MPT until its next meeting. 

The DFO will review all timely 

submitted written statements and 

provide copies to all the DAC–MPT 

members before the meeting that is the 

subject of this notice. Please note that 

since the DAC–MPT operates under the 

provisions of the FACA, all submitted 

comments and public presentations will 

be treated as public documents and will 

be made available for public inspection. 

Opportunity for public comments will 

be provided at the end of each day. 

Public comments will be limited to 5 

minutes per person, as time allows. 

Dated: November 19, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27546 Filed 11–22–24; 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) 2025 for Office of Indian 

Education (OIE) Formula Grants to 

Local Educational Agencies (Formula 

Grants). 

DATES: 

Part I of Electronic Application 

System for Indian Education (EASIE) 

Applications Available: February 3, 

2025. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part I: March 7, 2025. 

Part II of EASIE Applications 

Available: March 31, 2025. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part II: May 9, 2025. 

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 Part II deadline, 

will result in an incomplete application 

that will not be considered for funding. 

OIE recommends uploading the 

documentation at least four days prior 

to the deadlines to ensure 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, the APR covers 

the Secretary’s established performance 

measures for assessing the effectiveness 

and efficiency of the Formula Grants 

program as detailed in this notice. 

Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 

84.060A. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0021. 

Integration of Services Authorized: As 

authorized under section 6116 of the 

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Act of 1965 (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 must develop 

proposed projects in open consultation, 

including through public hearings to 

provide a full opportunity to understand 

the program and to offer 

recommendations regarding the program 

(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 must 

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 Guidance for 

Federal Financial Assistance 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 $110,381,000 

for the Formula Grants program for FY 

2025. 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 

$2,416,936. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$84,908. 

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: https://www.ed.gov/about/ 

ed-offices/ofo/ocfos-financialimprovement-post-audit-operations. 

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 

bills to clarify that the statutory 5 

percent limit does not include indirect 

costs. In the event such language is not 

included in the FY 2025 appropriations 

bill, 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, 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 


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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 

Connect.gov. 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 Connect.gov Survey. Only 

individuals that are registered as the 

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 Part II. 

The AOR can continue to delegate the 

responsibility of completing the EASIE 

application in the new Connect.gov 

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 7, 2025 (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 7, 2025 (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 9, 2025 (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 3, 

2025. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part I: March 7, 2025, 11:59 p.m., 

Eastern Time. 

Part II of the Formula Grant EASIE 

Applications Available: March 31, 2025. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part II: May 9, 2025, 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 two to five 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. 

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: https://sam.gov/ 

content/duns-uei. 

Other Submission Requirements: 

Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

EASIE is an electronic application 

within Connect.gov 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 

2025. 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 

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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) 

each Indian child included in the count 

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 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 2025–26, 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), please submit a written 

statement that you intend to submit a 

paper application no later than Friday, 

January 31, 2025. 


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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 

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 Connect.gov 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 

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(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through https://sam.gov/. 

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 

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, 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 Department 

documents 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 Department 

documents 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, 

Principal 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. 2024–27532 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Reinstatement of a Previously 

Approved Information Collection for 

the Weatherization Assistance 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of State and Community 

Energy Programs, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE), pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

intends to extend a previously approved 

collection, without change, for three 

years with the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB). The information 

collection request, Weatherization 

Assistance Program Sub-Programs, was 

previously approved on May 26, 2022, 

under OMB Control No. 1910–5157 and 

expires on May 31, 2025. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

January 24, 2025. If you anticipate 

difficulty in submitting comments 

within that period, contact the person 

listed below as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Rose Croog by email to the 

following address: rose.croog@

hq.doe.gov with the subject line 

‘‘Weatherization Assistance Program 

Sub-Programs (OMB No. 1910–5157)’’ 

included in the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Rose Croog, by email or 

phone at rose.croog@hq.doe.gov, (240) 

702–5375. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on: (a) Whether the extended 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

This information collection request 

contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–5157; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: ‘‘Weatherization Enhancement 

and Innovation (E&I), Sustainable 

Energy Resources for Consumers 

(SERC), and Community Scale 

Weatherization Pilot Grants’’; 

(3) Type of Request: Extension, 

without change, of a previously 

approved collection for which approval 

has expired; 

(4) Purpose: To collect information on 

the status of grantee activities, including 

but not limited to weatherized units, 

total people assisted with grant funds, 

expenditures, and results, to ensure that 

program funds are being used 

appropriately, effectively and 

expeditiously. All information 

collection proposed under these 

programs is necessary for their 

implementation, and thus necessary for 

the function of the Agency as a whole. 

The information collected will be used 

by program staff to track the recipients 

of E&I, SERC, and Community Scale 

activities, their progress in achieving 

scheduled milestones, and funds 

expended (including expenditure rates). 

The information also enables program 

staff to provide required or requested 

information on program activities to 

OMB, Congress and the public. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 205; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 379; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 2,013 hours; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 

$136,954.47. 

Statutory Authority: Section 414D of 

the Energy Act of 2020, Pub. L. 116–260, 

div. Z, title I, codified at 42 U.S.C. 

6864d and section 411(b) of the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007, 

Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, codified at 42 

U.S.C. 6872. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on November 19, 

2024, by David Crane, Under Secretary 

for Infrastructure for U.S. Department of 

Energy. That document with the original 

signature and date is maintained by 

DOE. For administrative purposes only, 

and in compliance with requirements of 

the Office of the Federal Register, the 

undersigned DOE Federal Register 

Liaison Officer has been authorized to 

sign and submit the document in 

electronic format for publication, as an 

official document of the Department of 

Energy. This administrative process in 

no way alters the legal effect of this 

document upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 


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