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revised at 89 FR 30136–30208 (April 22, 

2024). 

The Department is now withdrawing 

this notice of January 16, 2025, and the 

condition it sets forth in Box 10 of the 

Department’s GANs. The revised Box 10 

is below. 

OMB set the effective date for the 

April 22 revised Guidance as October 1, 

2024. See 89 FR 30208. Agencies had 

the option to ‘‘elect to apply the 

financial guidance to Federal awards 

issued prior to October 1, 2024,’’ but no 

‘‘earlier than June 21, 2024.’’ Id. The 

Department’s Jan. 16 Notice purported 

to retroactively apply the revised 

Uniform Guidance to grants issued 

before June 21, 2024, creating 

uncertainty among grant recipients and 

generating non-conformity with the 

policies and interpretive understandings 

of other federal agencies which follow 

the Uniform Guidance. 

For federal grant programs, courts 

consistently apply the legal 

requirements that were in effect at the 

time the grants were made. Bennett v. 

New Jersey, 470 U.S. 632, 638 (1984). 

The Supreme Court has held that 

‘‘changes in substantive requirements 

for federal grants should not be 

presumed to operate retroactively.’’ Id. 

General background principles and 

‘‘practical considerations related to the 

administration of federal grant 

programs’’ support the principle ‘‘that 

obligations generally should be 

determined by reference to the law in 

effect when the grants were made.’’ Id. 

After consulting with OMB, the 

Department understands that nothing in 

the April 22 revised Guidance departed 

from this basic interpretive principle. 

While OMB provided agencies with 

some discretion to specify an 

application date prior to the rule’s 

effective date of October 1, 2024, the 

earliest date OMB’s revisions permitted 

an agency to elect for the guidance to 

apply was June 21, 2024, two months 

after the final rule was issued. This 

period offered agencies and grantees 

sufficient time to adjust and ensured 

that federal grants would not be 

retroactively changed. As noted, federal 

grants sound in contract, and retroactive 

changes to the terms are unfair to the 

granting agency and the grantee. See 

Bennett, 470 U.S. at 638. 

To remove any uncertainty or 

ambiguity, the Department now makes 

clear that the April 22 revised Guidance 

for Federal Financial Assistance only 

applies to grants awarded after the OMB 

effective date of October 1, 2024. The 

Department is withdrawing its Jan. 16 

Notice, removing its language from Box 

10, and instead adding the following 

new language to Box 10: 

By the drawdown of funds under this 

GAN, the grantee accepts Department 

regulations that this award is subject to the 

requirements of the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit 

Requirements for Federal Awards; Title 2 

CFR part 200. The specific version applicable 

depends on the date of the award: (i) grants 

issued on or after October 1, 2024, are subject 

to Title 2 CFR part 200 as revised at 89 FR 

30136–30208 (April 22, 2024), while (ii) 

grants issued prior to the October 1, 2024 

effective date of those revisions, 89 FR 

30046–30208, are governed by the version of 

the Uniform Guidance applicable at the time 

of the Federal award, provided that for grants 

issued on or after June 21, 2024, where 

grantees drew down funds under the 

previous version of Box 10, those grants are 

subject to Title 2 CFR part 200 as revised at 

89 FR 30136–30208 (April 22, 2024). 

While grantees may not automatically 

receive a new printed GAN, the revised 

Box 10 and this notice supersede any 

previous GAN or Notice. Grantees are 

not required to take any action but are 

encouraged to maintain a copy of this 

notice within their grant files as 

documentation for grant management 

and auditing purposes. 

Program Authority: 2 CFR part 200 as 

adopted at 89 FR 30046 (April 22, 2024); 

2 CFR 3474. 

Thomas Wheeler, 

Acting General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02396 Filed 2–7–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Independent Living Services for Older 

Individuals Who Are Blind Program— 

Independent Living Services for Older 

Individuals Who Are Blind Training and 

Technical Assistance; Corrections 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitation Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice; corrections. 

SUMMARY: On January 14, 2025, the 

Department of Education (Department) 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice inviting applications (NIA) for 

fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the 

Independent Living Services for Older 

Individuals Who Are Blind Program— 

Independent Living Services for Older 

Individuals Who Are Blind Training 

and Technical Assistance. We are 

correcting the date that applications will 

be available, adding the deadline date 

for the transmittal of applications, and 

correcting the deadline for 

intergovernmental review. All other 

information in the NIA remains the 

same. 

DATES: These corrections are applicable 

on February 10, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Williams, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 4A220, Washington, DC 20202– 

2600. Telephone: (202) 245–6263. 

Email: mary.williams@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: On 

January 14, 2025, we published in the 

Federal Register (90 FR 3188) the NIA 

for the FY 2025 Independent Living 

Services for Older Individuals Who Are 

Blind Program—Independent Living 

Services for Older Individuals Who Are 

Blind Training and Technical 

Assistance competition, Assistance 

Listing Number 84.177Z. We are 

correcting the date that applications will 

be available and the intergovernmental 

review deadline and adding the 

deadline for the transmittal of 

applications. All other information in 

the NIA remains the same. 

Corrections 

In FR Doc. 2025–00533 appearing on 

pages 3188–3194 of the Federal Register 

of January 14, 2025, we revise the text 

under DATES in the right column, to read 

as follows: 

Applications Available: January 15, 

2025. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 17, 2025. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: May 16, 2025. 

Accessible Format: 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. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document 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 all other 

Department documents published in the 

Federal Register, in text or Portable 

Document Format (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 


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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. 

Erin McHugh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management 

and Planning and Acting Assistant Secretary 

for Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02394 Filed 2–7–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0634; FRL–12546–01– 

OCSPP] 

Potassium Chloride (KCl); Receipt of 

Application for Emergency Exemption 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 

quarantine exemption request from the 

Idaho State Department of Agriculture 

(ISDA) to use the pesticide potassium 

chloride (CAS No. 7440–09–7) to treat 

up to 1.26 acres to control Quagga 

mussels. The applicant proposes the use 

of a new chemical which has not been 

registered by EPA. Due to the urgent 

nature of the emergency and the very 

narrow and limited use being requested 

EPA has eliminated the public comment 

period. Nonetheless, interested parties 

may still contact the Agency with 

information about this notice and 

treatment program. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0634, is 

available online at https://

www.regulations.gov. Additional 

information about dockets generally, is 

available at https://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Director, Registration 

Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; main 

telephone number: (202) 566–2875; 

email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Executive Summary 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this proposed action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. What is EPA’s authority for taking 

this action? 

Under section 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the EPA Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the EPA Administrator determines 

that emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. EPA 

implementing regulations are set forth 

in 40 CFR part 166. 

C. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing receipt of a 

request submitted to EPA under FIFRA 

section 18. This notice does not 

constitute a decision by EPA on the 

application itself. The regulations 

governing FIFRA section 18 require 

publication of a notice of receipt of an 

application for a quarantine exemption 

proposing use of a new chemical (i.e., an 

active ingredient) which has not been 

registered by EPA. 

II. Summary of the Request Received 

The ISDA has requested that EPA 

issue a quarantine exemption for the use 

of potassium chloride in ponds and 

pools to control Quagga mussels. 

Information in accordance with 40 CFR 

part 166 was submitted as part of this 

request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that the current alternatives are 

considered to be less desirable because 

of environmental concerns, technical 

infeasibility, logistics, and expense. 

Quagga mussels are a non-native, 

invasive species found in sections of the 

Middle Snake River that can 

bioaccumulate pollutants and toxins 

300,000 times greater than 

concentrations in the environment. 

These pollutants are found in their 

pseudofeces, which can be passed up 

the food chain, therefore increasing 

wildlife exposure to organic pollutants. 

Even though quaggas are prodigious 

water filterers, they remove substantial 

amounts of phytoplankton and 

suspended particulate from the water. 

By removing the phytoplankton, 

quaggas in turn decrease the food source 

for zooplankton, therefore altering the 

food web. Quaggas can also clog water 

intake structures, such as pipes and 

screens, therefore reducing pumping 

capabilities for power and water 

treatment plants, costing industries, 

companies, and communities. 

The Applicant proposes to use no 

more than 18,590 lbs. of the 

unregistered product, MOP, potassium 

chloride, the soluble muriated KCl 

mixture formula, on 1.26 acres of ponds, 

pools and potholes distributed between 

51 different ephemeral ponds, pools and 

potholes within the Middle Snake River 

and adjoining areas in Twin Falls, 

Jerome and surrounding counties in 

Idaho where it is to be used. 

As noted above, the Agency is 

eliminating the comment period due to 

the urgent nature of the emergency 

situation and the very narrow and 

limited use being requested. 

Nonetheless, interested parties may still 

contact the Agency with information 

about this notice and treatment program 

through the email address under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: February 5, 2025. 

Charles Smith, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02422 Filed 2–7–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: Thursday, February 13, 

2025, 10:00 a.m. 

PLACE: HYBRID MEETING: 1050 First 

Street NE, Washington, DC (12th floor) 

and virtual. 

STATUS: The February 13, 2025 Open 

Meeting has been canceled. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Myles Martin, Deputy Press Officer, 

Telephone: (202) 694–1221. 

Individuals who plan to attend in 

person and who require special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact Laura 

E. Sinram, Secretary and Clerk, at (202) 

694–1040 or secretary@fec.gov, at least 

72 hours prior to the meeting date. 


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