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Possible Third Party Liability, Defense 

Health Agency; DD Form 2527; OMB 

Number 0720–0003. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection is completed by TRICARE 

(formerly CHAMPUS) beneficiaries 

suffering from personal injuries and 

receiving medical care at Government 

expense. The information is necessary 

in the assertion of the Government’s 

right to recovery under the Federal 

Medical Care Recovery Act. The data is 

used in the evaluation and processing of 

these claims. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households; Federal Government. 

Annual Burden Hours: 47,023. 

Number of Respondents: 188,090. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

The Federal Medical Recovery Act, 42 

U.S.C. 2651–2653 as implemented by 

Executive Order No. 11060 and 28 CFR 

part 43 provides for recovery of the 

reasonable value of medical care 

provided by the United States to a 

person who is injured or suffers a 

disease under circumstances creating 

tort liability in a third person. DD Form 

2527 is required for investigating and 

asserting claims in favor of the United 

States arising out of such incidents. 

When a claim for TRICARE benefits is 

identified as involving possible third 

party liability and the information is not 

submitted with the claim, the TRICARE 

contractor requests that the injured 

party (or a designee) complete DD Form 

2527. To protect the interests of the 

Government, the contractor suspends 

claims processing until the requested 

third party liability information is 

received. The contractor conducts a 

preliminary evaluation based upon the 

collection of information and refers the 

case to a designated appropriate legal 

officer of the Uniformed Services. The 

responsible Uniformed Services legal 

officer uses the information as a basis 

for asserting and settling the 

Government’s claim. When appropriate, 

the information is forwarded to the 

Department of Justice as the basis for 

litigation. 

Section 1 of the Form is used to 

collect general information, such as 

name, address and telephone numbers 

about the military sponsor and the 

injured beneficiary and the date, time 

and location where the injured 

occurred. 

Section 2 of the Form is used to 

collect information about accidental 

injuries. Most of the investigations for 

third party liability involve motor 

vehicle accidents. Information about 

insurance coverage for the parties 

involved in the accident is collected. 

Section 2 of the Form is also used to 

collect information about accidents not 

involving motor vehicles. Information 

such as the type of accident, the place 

where the injury occurred, the name of 

the property owner where the injury 

occurred and cause of the injury is 

collected. The name and address of the 

employer is collected when the injury 

was work related. 

Section 3 of the Form is used for 

miscellaneous information such as 

possible medical treatment at a 

Government hospital, the name and 

address of the beneficiary’s attorney, 

and information regarding any possible 

releases or settlements with another 

party to the accident. It also contains the 

certification, date and signature of the 

beneficiary (or a designee). 

Dated: April 16, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09434 Filed 4–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Office of Economic Adjustment; 

Announcement of Federal Funding 

Opportunity (FFO) 

AGENCY: Office of Economic Adjustment 

(OEA), Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Federal funding opportunity 

announcement. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Defense was 

previously authorized to establish a 

limited program to construct, renovate, 

repair, or expand elementary and 

secondary public schools on military 

installations in order to address capacity 

or facility condition deficiencies at such 

schools. In fiscal year 2015 Congress 

made available an additional $175 

million for the program and included 

additional program requirements 

regarding cost sharing or matching 

applicable to the additional $175 

million and any remaining unobligated 

balances for this program. This notice 

explains the additional program 

requirements regarding cost sharing or 

matching and provides updated 

proposal and submission information 

and Federal award agency contact 

information for this program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

a. Federal Awarding Agency: Office of 

Economic Adjustment (OEA), 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

b. Funding Opportunity Title: 

Department of Defense Program for 

Construction, Renovation, Repair or 

Expansion of Public Schools Located on 

Military Installations. 

c. Announcement Type: Modification 

of Previously Announced Federal 

Funding Opportunity published in the 

September 9, 2011 Federal Register (76 

FR 55883). 

d. Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number & Title: 

12.600, Community Investment. 

e. Key Dates: Submissions will be 

accepted by invitation only as described 

in the Federal Register Notice dated 

September 9, 2011 (76 FR 55883), and 

this notice. 

I. Period of Funding Opportunity 

Funding remains available until 

expended, as described in the Federal 

Register Notice dated September 9, 2011 

(76 FR 55883), and this notice. 

II. Funding Opportunity 

a. Program Description 

Please refer to the Federal Funding 

Opportunity Title: Department of 

Defense Program for Construction, 

Renovation, Repair or Expansion of 

Public Schools Located on Military 

Installations. 

Announcement Type: Federal 

Funding Opportunity. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 12.600. 

Date: September 9, 2011 

The Secretary of Defense is authorized 

by Section 8017 of Public Law 113–291, 

the Consolidated and Further 

Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, 

acting through OEA, to provide up to 

$175 million ‘‘to make grants, conclude 

cooperative agreements, or supplement 

other Federal funds to construct, 

renovate, repair, or expand elementary 

and secondary public schools on 

military installations in order to address 

capacity or facility condition 

deficiencies at such schools: Provided 

further, that in making such funds 

available, OEA shall give priority 

consideration to those military 

installations with schools having the 

most serious capacity or facility 

condition deficiencies as determined by 

the Secretary of Defense: Provided 

further, that a matching share, as 

outlined by the Department of Defense 

in the guidelines published in the 

September 9, 2011, Federal Register (76 

FR 55883), is required to be provided by 

the local education authority (LEA) or 

the State in which the school is located. 

Provided further, these provisions apply 

to funds provided under this section, 

and to funds previously provided by 

Congress to construct, renovate, repair, 

or expand elementary and secondary 

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public schools on military installations 

in order to address capacity or facility 

condition deficiencies at such schools to 

the extent such funds remain 

unobligated the date of enactment of 

this section.’’ Section 8109 of Public 

Law 112–10, the Department of Defense 

and Full-Year Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2011; Section 8118 

of Public Law 112–74, the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2012; and Section 

8108 of Public Law 113–6, the 

Consolidated and Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2013, previously 

provided a total of $770 million to 

construct, renovate, repair, or expand 

elementary and secondary public 

schools on military installations. OEA 

announced procedures for 

administering this program in a Federal 

Register Notice dated September 9, 2011 

(76 FR 55883). 

This notice explains additional 

program requirements applicable to the 

additional $175 million and any 

remaining unobligated balances 

previously provided by Congress for this 

program, pursuant to Section 8017 of 

Public Law 113–291. 

b. Federal Award Information 

Awards under this FFO will be issued 

in the form of a grant agreement in 

accordance with 31 U.S.C. 6304. 

III. Eligibility Information 

a. Eligible Applicants 

As described in the Federal Register 

Notice dated September 9, 2011 (76 FR 

55883). 

b. Eligible Activities 

As described in the Federal Register 

Notice dated September 9, 2011 (76 FR 

55883). 

c. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Section 8017 of Public Law 113–291 

established a matching share 

requirement applicable to the $175 

million provided by that legislation, and 

any remaining unobligated balances 

previously provided for this program. 

(1) A matching share, equal to not less 

than twenty (20) percent of the total 

project cost, shall be provided by the 

LEA or the State in which the school is 

located. 

(2) The matching share may be cash, 

an in-kind contribution, or a 

combination of both. The LEA or the 

State must demonstrate that the match 

is or will be available to permit timely 

execution of the project. 

(3) For the purposes of this funding, 

the LEA or the State may use other 

Federal-sourced or non-Federal funds 

(State, local, or private contributions) 

committed to or available for the project 

to meet the matching share requirement. 

(4) OEA may, in its sole discretion, 

waive part of the matching share 

requirement provided the LEA or the 

State establishes to the satisfaction of 

OEA an inability to provide the required 

matching share. 

(5) Otherwise eligible schools that are 

unable to provide the required matching 

share and have not established an 

inability to do so will not be considered 

for funding. 

IV. Proposal and Submission 

Information 

a. Submission of a Proposal 

As described in the Federal Register 

Notice dated September 9, 2011 (76 FR 

55883). 

b. Content and Form of Proposal 

Submission 

As described in the Federal Register 

Notice dated September 9, 2011 (76 FR 

55883). 

c. Unique Entity Identifier and System 

for Award Management (SAM) 

Each applicant is required to: (a) 

Provide a valid Dun and Bradstreet 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number; (b) be registered in SAM before 

submitting its application; and (c) 

continue to maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information at 

all times during which it has an active 

Federal award or an application or plan 

under consideration by a Federal 

awarding agency. OEA may not make a 

Federal award to an applicant until the 

applicant has complied with all 

applicable unique entity identifier and 

SAM requirements and, if an applicant 

has not fully complied with the 

requirements by the time OEA is ready 

to issue a Federal award, OEA may 

determine that the applicant is not 

qualified to receive a Federal award and 

use that determination as a basis for 

making a Federal award to another 

applicant. 

d. Submission Dates and Times 

Proposals will be accepted by 

invitation only, subject to available 

appropriations, commencing on the date 

of publication of this notice and as 

described in the Federal Register Notice 

dated September 9, 2011 (76 FR 55883). 

e. Application Review Information 

i. Selection Criteria 

As described in the Federal Register 

Notice dated September 9, 2011 (76 FR 

55883). 

ii. Review and Selection Process 

As described in the Federal Register 

Notice dated September 9, 2011 (76 FR 

55883). 

f. Federal Award Adminstration 

Information 

i. Federal Award Notices 

In the event a grant is awarded, the 

successful applicant (Grantee) will 

receive a notice of award in the form of 

a grant agreement, signed by the 

Director, OEA (Grantor), on behalf of 

DoD. The grant agreement will be 

transmitted electronically or, if 

necessary, by U.S. Mail. 

ii. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Any grant awarded under this 

program will be governed by the 

provisions of the OMB circulars 

applicable to financial assistance and 

DoD’s implementing regulations in 

place at the time of the award. A 

Grantee receiving funds under this 

opportunity and any consultant or passthru entity operating under the terms of 

a grant shall comply with all Federal, 

State, and local laws applicable to its 

activities. Federal regulations that will 

apply to an OEA grant include 

administrative requirements and 

provisions governing allowable costs as 

stated in: 

• 2 CFR part 200, ‘‘Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards’’; 

• 2 CFR part 1103, ‘‘Interim Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements 

Implementation of Guidance in 2 CFR 

part 200, ‘‘Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, And 

Audit Requirements for Federal 

Awards’’; 

• 2 CFR part 25, ‘‘Universal Identifier 

and System for Award Management’’; 

• 2 CFR part 170, ‘‘Reporting 

Subaward and Executive Compensation 

Information’’; 

• 2 CFR part 180, OMB Guidelines to 

Agencies on Government-wide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(Nonprocurement), as implemented by 

DoD in 2 CFR part 1125, Department of 

Defense Nonprocurement Debarment 

and Suspension; and 

• 32 CFR part 28, ‘‘New Restrictions 

on Lobbying’’. 

Additional requirements applicable to 

construction awards include 

compliance with: 

• National Environmental Protection 

Act (NEPA) 

• National Historic Preservation Act 

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iii. Reporting 

OEA requires periodic performance 

reports, an interim financial report for 

each 12 months a grant is active, and 

one final performance report for any 

grant. The performance reports will 

contain information on the following: 

• A comparison of actual 

accomplishments to the objectives 

established for the period; 

• reasons for slippage if established 

objectives were not met; 

• additional pertinent information 

when appropriate; 

• a comparison of actual and 

projected quarterly expenditures in the 

grant; and, 

• the amount of Federal cash on hand 

at the beginning and end of the 

reporting period. 

The final performance report must 

contain a summary of activities for the 

entire grant period. All required 

deliverables should be submitted with 

the final performance report. 

The final SF 425, ‘‘Federal Financial 

Report,’’ must be submitted to OEA 

within 90 days after the end of the grant. 

V. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 

For further information, to answer 

questions, or for help with problems 

related to this program, contact: Ms. Nia 

Hope, Program Director, Community 

Investment, Office of Economic 

Adjustment, 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 

520, Arlington, VA 22202–3711. Office: 

(703) 697–2088. Email: nia.a.hope.civ@

mail.mil. 

The OEA homepage address is: 

http://www.oea.gov. 

Specific questions concerning the 

Department’s Public Schools on Military 

Installations Priority List should be 

directed to Gerald David, Department of 

Defense Education Activity at 

gerald.david@hq.dodea.edu. 

Dated: April 20, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09485 Filed 4–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Strengthening Institutions Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

Strengthening Institutions Program. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.031A. 

DATES:

Applications Available: April 23, 

2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 8, 2015. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: August 6, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The 

Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) 

provides grants to eligible institutions of 

higher education (IHEs) to help them 

become self-sufficient and expand their 

capacity to serve low-income students 

by providing funds to improve and 

strengthen the institution’s academic 

quality, institutional management, and 

fiscal stability. 

Priority: This notice contains one 

competitive preference priority. The 

competitive preference priority is from 

34 CFR 75.226. 

Competitive Preference Priority: For 

FY 2015 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applicants from this 

competition, this priority is a 

competitive preference priority. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award three 

additional points to an application that 

meets this priority. 

This priority is: 

Competitive Preference Priority— 

Supporting Strategies for which there is 

Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness (3 

additional points). 

Projects that propose a process, 

product, strategy, or practice supported 

by moderate evidence of effectiveness 

(as defined in this notice). 

Note: Applicants seeking to address this 

competitive preference priority should 

identify a minimum of one up to a maximum 

of two studies that support their proposed 

project and meet the definition of ‘‘moderate 

evidence of effectiveness.’’ Applicants 

should clearly identify if they are addressing 

the priority on the one-page abstract 

submitted with the application. All cited 

studies must also be submitted with the 

application as a PDF. If the Department 

determines that an applicant has provided 

insufficient information, the applicant will 

not have an opportunity to provide 

additional information at a later time. 

To qualify as moderate evidence of 

effectiveness, among other things, a 

study’s evaluation design must meet 

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) 

Evidence Standards (as defined in this 

notice). The What Works Clearinghouse 

Procedures and Standards Handbook 

describes in detail which types of study 

designs can meet WWC Evidence 

Standards with or without reservations 

including both quasi-experimental 

design studies and randomized 

controlled trials (as defined in this 

notice). The WWC review protocol for 

individual studies in the postsecondary 

education topic area, which describes 

the specific types of outcomes, 

populations, and other criteria that will 

be used by the Department to determine 

whether a study meets WWC Evidence 

Standards, can be found at: http://

ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/reference_

resources/wwc_pe_protocol_v3.0.pdf. 

Applicants may cite studies that (1) 

have already been determined by the 

Department to meet the WWC Evidence 

Standards (e.g., studies listed in the 

WWC-reviewed studies database or in 

the WWC database under the 

postsecondary topic area as having met 

WWC standards with or without 

reservations) or (2) have not yet been 

reviewed by the Department but that the 

applicant thinks will meet the WWC 

Evidence Standards. In the case of 

studies that have not yet been reviewed, 

the Department will review the studies 

to determine if they meet WWC 

Evidence Standards, in accordance with 

the procedures described under Review 

and Selection Process in section IV of 

this notice. In both cases, the studies 

will be reviewed by the Department to 

determine if they also meet the other 

requirements of the definition for 

‘‘moderate evidence of effectiveness.’’ 

In order to receive the three 

additional points under this competitive 

preference priority, applicants should 

propose to implement the strategy from 

their supporting study or studies as 

closely as possible and describe in the 

narrative response to this priority how 

they will do so. Where modifications to 

a cited strategy will be made to account 

for student or institutional 

characteristics, resource limitations, or 

other special factors, the applicant 

should provide a justification or basis 

for the modifications in the narrative 

response to this priority. Modifications 

may not be proposed to the core aspects 

of any cited strategy. 

Definitions: These definitions are 

from 34 CFR 77.1(c) and apply to the 

priority in this notice. 

Large sample means an analytic 

sample of 350 or more students (or other 

single analysis units), or 50 or more 

groups (such as classrooms or schools) 

that contain 10 or more students (or 

other single analysis units). 

Moderate evidence of effectiveness 

means one of the following conditions 

is met: 

(i) There is at least one study of the 

effectiveness of the process, product, 

strategy, or practice being proposed that 

meets the What Works Clearinghouse 

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