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Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202– 

377–3681. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education 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: Personal 

Authentication Service (PAS) for FSA 

ID. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 14,440. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,155. 

Abstract: The HEA provides for a 

maximum amount that a borrower can 

receive per year and in total. If a 

borrower receives more than one of 

these maximum amounts, the borrower 

is rendered ineligible for further Title IV 

aid (including Federal Pell Grants, 

Federal Supplemental Educational 

Opportunity Grants, Federal WorkStudy, and Teacher Education 

Assistance for Higher Education 

(TEACH) Grants) unless the borrower 

repays the excess amount or agreed to 

repay the excess amount according to 

the terms and conditions of the 

promissory note that the borrower 

signed. Agreeing to repay the excess 

amount according to the terms and 

conditions of the promissory note that 

the borrower signed is called 

‘‘reaffirmation’’, which is the subject of 

this collection. 

Dated: February 18, 2015. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03562 Filed 2–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; District 

of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and 

Improvement, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: 

District of Columbia Opportunity 

Scholarship Program (OSP) 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.370A. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: February 23, 

2015. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent To 

Apply: March 25, 2015. 

Date of Informational Meeting: The 

OSP intends to hold a webinar designed 

to provide technical assistance to 

interested applicants. Detailed 

information regarding this webinar will 

be provided on the OSP Web site at 

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/dcchoice/

index.html. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 24, 2015. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 23, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The OSP 

provides low-income students residing 

in the District of Columbia (DC) an 

opportunity to receive a scholarship to 

attend a DC private school of their 

parents’ choice. 

Background: The OSP was established 

in 2004 under the DC School Choice 

Incentive Act of 2003 (School Choice 

Incentive Act) (Title III of Division C of 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2004; Pub. L. 108–199 Stat. 3 (2004)). In 

2011, Congress reauthorized the OSP 

under the Scholarships for Opportunity 

and Results Act (SOAR Act, Division C 

of the Pub. L. 112–10). 

For FY 2015, the Department will 

award one grant to an eligible applicant 

to administer the OSP. The grant will be 

awarded in the form of a cooperative 

agreement between the Department and 

the grantee. This grantee is expected to 

explain in its application, among other 

things, how it would recruit and select 

eligible scholarship applicants in years 

that scholarships are awarded, serve 

scholarship students and families in a 

timely manner, identify and work with 

participating schools, monitor 

compliance of participating schools 

with program and reporting 

requirements, maintain reliable data 

regarding the operation of the program, 

and ensure appropriate coordination 

with the other entities that conduct 

activities related to this program. 

Application Requirements: The 

following requirements are from section 

3005(b) of the SOAR Act and apply to 

all applications submitted by eligible 

entities under this competition. Each 

entity’s application must include a 

detailed description of— 

(A) How the entity will address the 

priorities described in section 3006 of 

the SOAR Act; 

(B) How the entity will ensure that if 

more eligible students seek admission in 

the program of the entity than the 

program can accommodate, eligible 

students are selected for admission 

through a random selection process 

which gives weight to the priorities 

described in section 3006 of the SOAR 

Act; 

(C) How the entity will ensure that if 

more participating eligible students seek 

admission to a participating school than 

the school can accommodate, 

participating eligible students are 

selected for admission through a 

random selection process; 

(D) How the entity will notify parents 

of eligible students of the expanded 

choice opportunities in order to allow 

the parents to make informed decisions; 

(E) The activities that the entity will 

carry out to provide parents of eligible 

students with expanded choice 

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scholarships under section 3007(a) of 

the SOAR Act; 

(F) How the entity will determine the 

amount that will be provided to parents 

under section 3007(a)(2) of the SOAR 

Act for the payment of tuition, fees, and 

transportation expenses, if any; 

(G) How the entity will seek out 

private elementary schools and 

secondary schools in District of 

Columbia to participate in the program; 

(H) How the entity will ensure that 

each participating school will meet the 

reporting and other program 

requirements under the SOAR Act; 

(I) How the entity will ensure that 

participating schools submit to site 

visits by the entity as determined to be 

necessary by the entity, except that a 

participating school may not be required 

to submit to more than 1 site visit per 

school year; 

(J) How the entity will ensure that 

participating schools are financially 

responsible and will use the funds 

received under section 3007 of the 

SOAR Act effectively; 

(K) How the entity will address the 

renewal of scholarships to participating 

eligible students, including continued 

eligibility; and 

(L) How the entity will ensure that a 

majority of its voting board members or 

governing organization are residents of 

District of Columbia. 

The entity must also provide in its 

application an assurance that the entity 

will comply with all requests regarding 

any evaluation carried out under section 

3009(a) of the SOAR Act. 

Definitions 

The definitions for the terms 

‘‘Elementary school’’, ‘‘Parent’’, 

‘‘Poverty line’’, and ‘‘Secondary school’’ 

are from section 3013 of the SOAR Act. 

The definition for the term ‘‘nonprofit’’ 

is from 34 CFR 77.1(c). 

Elementary school means an 

institutional day or residential school, 

including a public elementary charter 

school, that provides elementary 

education, as determined under District 

of Columbia law. 

Nonprofit, as applied to an agency, 

organization, or institution, means that 

it is owned and operated by one or more 

corporations or associations whose net 

earnings do not benefit, and cannot 

lawfully benefit, any private 

shareholder or entity. 

Parent includes a legal guardian or 

other person standing in loco parentis 

(such as a grandparent or stepparent 

with whom the child lives, or a person 

who is legally responsible for the child’s 

welfare). 

Poverty line means the poverty line 

(as defined by the Office of Management 

and Budget and revised annually in 

accordance with section 673(2) of the 

Community Services Block Grant Act) 

applicable to a family of the size 

involved. 

Secondary school means an 

institutional day or residential school, 

including a public secondary charter 

school, that provides secondary 

education, as determined under District 

of Columbia law, except that the term 

does not include any education beyond 

grade 12. 

Program Authority: SOAR Act (Division C 

of the P.L. 112–10, the Department of Defense 

and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations 

Act, 2011, April 15, 2011; 125 Stat. 38, 199– 

212), as amended by Pub. L. 112–92. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) EDGAR in 

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 97, 

98, and 99. (b) The OMB Guidelines to 

Agencies on Governmentwide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(Nonprocurement) 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 in 2 CFR part 3474. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$13,200,000. 

Note: A total award of $13,200,000 will 

include $12,000,000 to be spent on 

scholarships and up to $600,000 to be spent 

on administrative expenses, up to $400,000 

to be spent on parental assistance, and up to 

$200,000 to be spent on student academic 

assistance. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 36 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: To be eligible 

for an OSP grant, an entity must be 

either a nonprofit organization or a 

consortium of nonprofit organizations. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

3. Coordination: An eligible entity 

must be willing and able to work with 

other entities affiliated with the Federal 

and DC governments, as well as with 

other organizations that might conduct 

activities integral to the success of the 

program, including, as appropriate, 

determining the household income of 

scholarship recipients and ensuring the 

ongoing eligibility of schools 

participating in the program. 

Additionally, an eligible entity must 

demonstrate how it will communicate 

and coordinate with the current grantee, 

as needed, to ensure a seamless and 

smooth transition between the 2015– 

2016 and 2016–2017 school years for 

families and schools participating in the 

OSP. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Jeanne Gilroy, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 4W227, 

Washington, DC 20202–5960 or by 

email: DCOSP2015@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 

large print, audiotape, or compact disc) 

by contacting the program contact 

person listed in this section. 

2. a. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

competition. 

Notice of Intent to Apply: March 25, 

2015. The Department will be able to 

develop a more efficient process for 

reviewing grant applications if it has a 

better estimate of the number of entities 

that intend to apply for funding under 

this competition. Therefore, the 

Department strongly encourages each 

potential applicant to notify the 

Department by sending a short email 

message indicating the applicant’s 

intent to submit an application for 

funding. The email need not include 

information regarding the content of the 

proposed application, only the 

applicant’s intent to submit it. The 

Department requests that this email 

notification be sent to DCOSP2015@

ed.gov. 

Eligible entities that fail to provide 

this email notification may still apply 

for funding. Page Limit: The application 

narrative (Part III of the application) is 

where you, the applicant, address the 

application requirements and selection 

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate 

your application. We suggest you limit 

the application narrative to the 

equivalent of no more than 50 pages, 

using the following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, except for titles, 


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headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, captions, charts, tables, 

figures, and graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The page limit does not apply to Part 

I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; Part IV, the assurances and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the resumes, or letters of support. 

However, the page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative section. 

b. Submission of Proprietary 

Information: Given the types of projects 

that may be proposed in applications for 

the OSP, an application may include 

business information that the applicant 

considers proprietary. The Department’s 

regulations define ‘‘business 

information’’ in 34 CFR 5.11. 

Because we plan to make successful 

applications available to the public, you 

may wish to request confidentiality of 

business information. 

Consistent with Executive Order 

12600, please designate in your 

application any information that you 

feel is exempt from disclosure under 

Exemption 4 of the Freedom of 

Information Act. In the appropriate 

Appendix section of your application, 

under ‘‘Other Attachments Form,’’ 

please list the page number or numbers 

on which we can find this information. 

For additional information please see 34 

CFR 5.11(c). 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: February 23, 

2015. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

March 25, 2015. 

Date of Informational Meeting: The 

OSP intends to hold a webinar designed 

to provide technical assistance to 

interested applicants. Detailed 

information regarding this webinar will 

be provided on the OSP Web site at 

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/dcchoice/

index.html. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 24, 2015. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Grants.gov 

Apply site (Grants.gov). For information 

(including dates and times) about how 

to submit your application 

electronically, or in paper format by 

mail or hand delivery if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, please refer to 

section IV. 7. Other Submission 

Requirements of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the 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 in section VII of this notice. 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. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 23, 2015. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

competition. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and System for Award 

Management: To do business with the 

Department of Education, you must— 

a. Have a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); 

b. Register both your DUNS number 

and TIN with the System for Award 

Management (SAM) (formerly the 

Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the 

Government’s primary registrant 

database; 

c. Provide your DUNS number and 

TIN on your 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 DUNS number from 

Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS 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 2–5 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 entered into the 

SAM database by an entity. 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 DUNS 

number and TIN. We strongly 

recommend that you register early. 

Note: Once your SAM registration is active, 

you will need to allow 24 to 48 hours for the 

information to be available in Grants.gov and 

before you can submit an application through 

Grants.gov. 

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 DUNS 

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 

www.SAM.gov. To further assist you 

with obtaining and registering your 

DUNS number and TIN in SAM or 

updating your existing SAM account, 

we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet, 

which you can find at: http://

www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/samfaqs.html. 

In addition, if you are submitting your 

application via Grants.gov, you must (1) 

be designated by your organization as an 

Authorized Organization Representative 

(AOR); and (2) register yourself with 

Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these 

steps are outlined at the following 

Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/

web/grants/register.html. 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

Applications for grants under the 

OSP, CFDA number 84.370A, must be 

submitted electronically using the 

Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site 

at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, 

you will be able to download a copy of 

the application package, complete it 

offline, and then upload and submit 

your application. You may not email an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

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statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for the OSP at 

www.Grants.gov. You must search for 

the downloadable application package 

for this competition by the CFDA 

number. Do not include the CFDA 

number’s alpha suffix in your search 

(e.g., search for 84.370, not 84.370A). 

Please note the following: 

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site, as well as the hours of 

operation. 

• Applications received by Grants.gov 

are date and time stamped. Your 

application must be fully uploaded and 

submitted and must be date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system no 

later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, on the application deadline date. 

Except as otherwise noted in this 

section, we will not accept your 

application if it is received—that is, date 

and time stamped by the Grants.gov 

system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. When we retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov, we will 

notify you if we are rejecting your 

application because it was date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

• The amount of time it can take to 

upload an application will vary 

depending on a variety of factors, 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

• You should review and follow the 

Education Submission Procedures for 

submitting an application through 

Grants.gov that are included in the 

application package for this competition 

to ensure that you submit your 

application in a timely manner to the 

Grants.gov system. You can also find the 

Education Submission Procedures 

pertaining to Grants.gov under News 

and Events on the Department’s G5 

system home page at www.G5.gov. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: The Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

• You must upload any narrative 

sections and all other attachments to 

your application as files in a PDF 

(Portable Document) read-only, nonmodifiable format. Do not upload an 

interactive or fillable PDF file. If you 

upload a file type other than a readonly, non-modifiable PDF or submit a 

password-protected file, we will not 

review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page-limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive from 

Grants.gov an automatic notification of 

receipt that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. (This notification 

indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not 

receipt by the Department.) The 

Department then will retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov and send a 

second notification to you by email. 

This second notification indicates that 

the Department has received your 

application and has assigned your 

application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified identifying number unique to 

your application). 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of Technical Issues With the 

Grants.gov System: If you are 

experiencing problems submitting your 

application through Grants.gov, please 

contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, 

toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must 

obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number and must keep a record of it. 

If you are prevented from 

electronically submitting your 

application on the application deadline 

date because of technical problems with 

the Grants.gov system, we will grant you 

an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, the following 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your application electronically or by 

hand delivery. You also may mail your 

application by following the mailing 

instructions described elsewhere in this 

notice. 

If you submit an application after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 

section VII of this notice and provide an 

explanation of the technical problem 

you experienced with Grants.gov, along 

with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number. We will accept your 

application if we can confirm that a 

technical problem occurred with the 

Grants.gov system and that that problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

application by 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. The 

Department will contact you after a 

determination is made on whether your 

application will be accepted. 

Note: The extensions to which we refer in 

this section apply only to the unavailability 

of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov 

system. We will not grant you an extension 

if you failed to fully register to submit your 

application to Grants.gov before the 

application deadline date and time or if the 

technical problem you experienced is 

unrelated to the Grants.gov system. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

the Grants.gov system because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to the 

Grants.gov system; 

and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevent you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. 

If you mail your written statement to 

the Department, it must be postmarked 

no later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. 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. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Jeanne Gilroy, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 4W227, 

Washington, DC 20202–5960. 

FAX: (202) 205–5630. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

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b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.370A), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

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. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

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. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, 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 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.370A), 550 12th 

Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC 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 CFDA number, including suffix 

letter, if any, of the competition under 

which you are submitting your 

application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center 

will mail to 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 call the U.S. 

Department of Education Application 

Control Center at (202) 245–6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210 and are as follows: 

The maximum score for all the 

selection criteria is 100 points. The 

maximum score for each criterion is 

indicated in parentheses. Each criterion 

also includes the factors that reviewers 

will consider in determining the extent 

to which an applicant meets the 

criterion. 

In addressing each criterion, 

applicants are encouraged to make 

explicit connections to relevant aspects 

of responses to other selection criteria. 

A. Quality of project services (20 

points). 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the services to be provided by 

the proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of the 

services to be provided by the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers the 

quality and sufficiency of strategies for 

ensuring equal access and treatment for 

eligible project participants who are 

members of groups that have 

traditionally been underrepresented 

based on race, color, national origin, 

gender, age, or disability. 

(3) In addition, the Secretary 

considers the extent to which the 

services to be provided by the proposed 

project are appropriate to the needs of 

the intended recipients or beneficiaries 

of those services. 

B. Quality of project personnel (25 

points). 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the personnel who will carry 

out the proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of 

project personnel, the Secretary 

considers the extent to which the 

applicant encourages applications for 

employment from persons who are 

members of groups that have 

traditionally been underrepresented 

based on race, color, national origin, 

gender, age, or disability. 

(3) In addition, the Secretary 

considers: 

(i) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of the 

project director or principal 

investigator. 

(ii) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel. 

C. Adequacy of resources (20 points). 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

adequacy of resources for the proposed 

project. 

(2) In determining the adequacy of 

resources for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers: 

(i) The adequacy of support, including 

facilities, equipment, supplies, and 

other resources, from the applicant 

organization or the lead applicant 

organization. 

(ii) The extent to which the budget is 

adequate to support the proposed 

project. 

D. Quality of the management plan 

(35 points). 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the management plan for the 

proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of the 

management plan for the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers: 

(i) The adequacy of the management 

plan to achieve the objectives of the 

proposed project on time and within 

budget, including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks. 

(ii) The adequacy of procedures for 

ensuring feedback and continuous 

improvement in the operation of the 

proposed project. 

(iii) The adequacy of mechanisms for 

ensuring high-quality products and 

services from the proposed project. 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary also requires 

various assurances including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department of 

Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 

108.8, and 110.23). 

3. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR 

3474.10, the Secretary may impose 

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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. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN); or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. We may notify 

you informally, also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

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 an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the 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 competition, 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 under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multi-year award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/

fund/grant/apply/appforms/

appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: The longterm performance indicator for this 

program is whether, at the end of the 

program, the student achievement gains 

of participants are greater than those of 

students in control or comparison 

groups. Data for the performance 

measure will be collected through the 

program evaluation. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, the performance targets in 

the grantee’s approved application. In 

making a continuation grant, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeanne Gilroy, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 4W227, Washington, DC 20202– 

5960. Telephone: (202) 453–6474, or by 

email: DCOSP2015@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 

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: February 18, 2015. 

Nadya Chinoy Dabby, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration 

Defense Programs Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Defense Programs, 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), and in 

accordance with title 41, Code of 

Federal Regulations, section 102– 

3.65(a), and following consultation with 

the Committee Management Secretariat, 

General Services Administration, notice 

is hereby given that the Defense 

Programs Advisory Committee (DPAC) 

will be renewed for a two-year period 

beginning on February 12, 2015. 

The DPAC will provide advice and 

recommendations to the Deputy 

Administrator for Defense Programs on 

the stewardship and maintenance of the 

Nation’s nuclear deterrent. 

Additionally, the renewal of the 

Committee has been determined to be 

essential to the conduct of the 

Department’s business and to be in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed upon the 

Department of Energy by law and 

agreement. The Committee will 

continue to operate in accordance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and the rules and 

regulations in implementation of that 

Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Loretta Martin, Office of Defense 

Programs, at (202) 586–7996. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 12, 

2015. 

Amy Bodette, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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