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Dated: May 20, 2010. 

Dr. William J. Goggin, 

Executive Director, Advisory Committee on 

Student Financial Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12732 Filed 5–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education; Overview Information; Gulf 

Coast Recovery Grant Initiative; Notice 

Inviting Applications for New Awards 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.215C. 

Dates: Applications Available: May 

27, 2010. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

June 21, 2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 9, 2010. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: September 7, 2010. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Gulf Coast Recovery Grant Initiative 

is to assist local educational agencies 

(LEAs) in improving education in areas 

affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, or 

Gustav. 

Priority: We are establishing this 

priority for the FY 2010 grant 

competition only, in accordance with 

section 437(d)(1) of the General 

Education Provisions Act (GEPA), 20 

U.S.C. 1232(d)(1). 

Competitive Preference Priority: This 

priority is a competitive preference 

priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) 

we award an additional 5 points to an 

application that meets this priority. 

This priority is: 

Serving Persistently Lowest-Achieving 

Schools 

Five additional points will be 

awarded to an application that proposes 

to serve at least one school designated 

by the State as a ‘‘persistently lowestachieving school’’ for purposes of using 

school improvement funds under 

section 1003(g) of Title I of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). A 

‘‘persistently lowest-achieving school’’ 

under section 1003(g) means a school, 

as defined by each State, that falls into 

one of the following groups: 

(1) Any Title I school in 

improvement, corrective action, or 

restructuring that (i) is among the 

lowest-achieving five percent of Title I 

schools in improvement, corrective 

action, or restructuring in the State (or 

the lowest-achieving five such schools, 

whichever number of schools is greater) 

or (ii) is a Title I high school that has 

had a graduation rate that is less than 60 

percent over a number of years. 

(2) Any secondary school that is 

eligible for, but does not receive, Title 

I funds that (i) is among the lowestachieving five percent of secondary 

schools in the State (or the lowestachieving five secondary schools, 

whichever number of schools is greater) 

that are eligible for, but do not receive, 

Title I funds or (ii) is a high school that 

has had a graduation rate that is less 

than 60 percent over a number of years. 

Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: 

Under the Administrative Procedure Act 

(5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally 

offers interested parties the opportunity 

to comment on proposed priorities, 

requirements, and selection criteria. 

Section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, however, 

allows the Secretary to exempt from 

rulemaking requirements, regulations 

governing the first grant competition 

under a new or substantially revised 

program authority. This is the first grant 

competition for the Gulf Coast Recovery 

Grant Initiative and therefore qualifies 

for this exemption. In order to ensure 

timely grant awards, the Secretary has 

decided to forgo public comment on the 

priority, requirements, and selection 

criteria under section 437(d)(1) of 

GEPA. This priority, requirements, and 

selection criteria will apply to the FY 

2010 grant competition only. 

Program Authority: Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111–117). 

Applicable Regulations: The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 

84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except Federally 

recognized Indian Tribes. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$12,000,000. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$150,000–$3,000,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$1,500,000. 

Note: An eligible LEA may request up to 

$500,000 per year for each school it intends 

to serve through the grant under this 

competition. To ensure that sufficient funds 

are available to support awards to LEAs of all 

sizes, and not only the largest LEAs, an 

applicant may not include more than three 

schools in a single application for a grant. We 

will reject any application that includes more 

than three schools in its proposal. 


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The following chart provides the 

maximum award amounts for applicants 

that propose to serve one, two, or three 

schools per grant with a one-year or 

two-year project period: 

MAXIMUM AWARDS

Number of schools served 

Project Period 

1 year 2 years 

1 ............................................................................................................................................................................... $500,000 $1,000,000 

2 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000 2,000,000 

3 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 1,500,000 3,000,000 

The actual size of awards will be based 

on a number of factors, including the 

scope, quality, and comprehensiveness 

of the proposed project. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding the maximum amounts 

specified in the Maximum Awards 

chart. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 6–10. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 24 months. 

Note: Budgets should be developed for a 

single award with a project period of up to 

24 months. No continuation awards will be 

provided. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: LEAs located 

in counties in Louisiana, Mississippi, 

and Texas designated by the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) as counties eligible for 

individual assistance due to damage 

caused by Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, or 

Gustav. 

For the convenience of applicants, the 

Department has posted lists of LEAs that 

are eligible to apply under this 

competition (organized by State). These 

lists are available on the Gulf Coast 

Recovery Grant Initiative Web site at: 

http://www.ed.gov/programs/gulf/ 

eligibility.html. These lists are based on 

the most recent information provided by 

each State and the Bureau of Indian 

Education to the Department. Although 

the lists attempt to identify all eligible 

applicants, it is possible that the lists 

are not exhaustive. Therefore, if an LEA 

believes it is eligible, but is not included 

on the lists, it should contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice to 

determine eligibility. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

competition does not require cost 

sharing or matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet at: http:// 

www.ed.gov/programs/gulf/ 

applicant.html, or by contacting April 

Bolton-Smith, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 3E304, Washington, DC 20202– 

6200. Telephone: (202) 260–1475 or by 

e-mail: gulfcoastrecovery@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), 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 computer 

diskette) by contacting the program 

contact person listed in this section. 

2. 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: June 21, 

2010. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

is where you, the applicant, address the 

selection criteria that reviewers use to 

evaluate your application. You must 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 20 pages, using the following 

standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ × 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, including titles, 

headings, and quotations. 

• 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. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit does not apply to the 

cover sheet; the budget section, 

including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurances and 

certifications; the one-page abstract; or 

the appendices. However, the page limit 

does apply to all of the application 

narrative section. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: May 27, 2010. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

June 21, 2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 9, 2010. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

Application System (e-Application) 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants site. 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.6. 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: September 7, 2010. 

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. 


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6. 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 Gulf 

Coast Recovery Grant Initiative—CFDA 

Number 84.215C must be submitted 

electronically using e-Application, 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants Web site at: http://egrants.ed.gov. 

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 

the application deadline date, a written 

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. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

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

the application deadline date. 

E-Application will not accept an 

application for this competition after 

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

the application deadline date. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process. 

• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday 

until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 

a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, 

DC time. Any modifications to these 

hours are posted on the e-Grants Web 

site. 

• 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 attach any narrative sections 

of your application as files in a .DOC 

(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF 

(Portable Document) format. If you 

upload a file type other than the three 

file types specified in this paragraph 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. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting your electronic application, 

fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424. 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of e-Application Unavailability: 

If you are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will 

grant you an extension of one business 

day to enable you to transmit your 

application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2) (a) E-Application is unavailable for 

60 minutes or more between the hours 

of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date; or 

(b) E-Application is unavailable for 

any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

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

on the application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) the person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336– 

8930. If e-Application is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and, therefore, the application 

deadline is extended, an e-mail will be 

sent to all registered users who have 

initiated an e-Application. Extensions 

referred to in this section apply only to 

the unavailability of e-Application. 

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 

e-Application because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to eApplication; 

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 prevents 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: April Bolton-Smith, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 3E304, Washington, 

DC 20202–6200. FAX: (202) 260–8969. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

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 


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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 84.215C), 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 84.215C), 550 12th 

Street, SW., Room 7041, 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 

grant 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 maximum 

score for all of the selection criteria is 

100 points. The maximum score for 

each criterion and factor is indicated in 

parentheses. The selection criteria for 

this competition are as follows: 

(a) Need for the project. (40 points) 

The Secretary considers the need for the 

proposed project. In determining the 

need for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The severity of the impact of the 

hurricane(s) on each school targeted for 

services under the project (10 points). 

Note: In addressing this factor, applicants 

should consider including quantitative data, 

qualitative data, or both, on the status of each 

targeted school prior to the hurricane, as well 

as the impact of the hurricane(s) on each 

targeted school. 

(ii) The magnitude of the need for the 

services to be provided or the activities 

to be carried out at each targeted school 

(10 points). 

Note: In addressing this factor, applicants 

should consider including quantitative data, 

qualitative data, or both, highlighting the 

specific needs resulting from the impact of 

the hurricane(s). 

(iii) The extent to which other sources 

of funds (including FEMA 

reimbursement, private insurance, other 

funds) are not available to meet the 

needs of the targeted schools (20 

points). 

Note: In addressing this factor, applicants 

should consider describing the financial 

resources needed for recovery efforts at each 

targeted school, and the extent to which 

current or future funding exists to meet these 

needs. 

(b) Project design and services. (30 

points) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the design of the proposed 

project and the proposed services. In 

determining the quality of the design 

and services, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: 

(i) The extent to which the proposed 

project services will successfully 

address the needs of each targeted 

school (15 points). 

Note: In addressing this factor, applicants 

should consider proposing services that focus 

on restoring the learning environment and 

that respond to the specific recovery needs of 

the targeted schools. 

(ii) The likelihood that the services to 

be provided by the proposed project 

will lead to improvements in the 

achievement of students as measured 

against rigorous academic achievement 

standards (10 points). 

Note: In addressing this factor, applicants 

should consider including an explanation of 

how the proposed recovery efforts will result 

in the increased academic achievement of 

students. 

(iii) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

involve the collaboration of appropriate 

partners in order to maximize the 

effectiveness of proposed project 

services (5 points). 

Note: In addressing this factor, applicants 

should consider identifying how the 

proposed recovery efforts will be coordinated 

with other entities to meet the needs of the 

targeted schools. 

(c) Project management. (30 points) 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the management plan for the proposed 

project. In determining the quality of the 

management plan, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(i) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

personnel (10 points). 

(ii) The adequacy of the management 

plan to achieve the objectives of the 

proposed project on time and within 

budget (8 points). 

(iii) The extent to which the 

management plan articulates clearly 

defined responsibilities and includes 

realistic timelines and milestones for 

accomplishing project tasks (5 points). 

(iv) The extent to which the applicant 

has a sound financial management 

system, including effective internal 

controls, to administer the grant funds 

(7 points). 

Note: In addressing this factor, applicants 

should consider including an overview of 

their financial management system, 

including how they maintain effective 

internal controls and fund-accountability 

procedures. 

2. Review and Selection Process: 

Additional factors we consider in 

selecting an application for an award are 

in 34 CFR 75.217. These factors include 

the applicant’s performance and use of 

funds under a previous award under 

any Department program. 

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). 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 


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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: 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 

http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

appforms/appforms.html. 

4. Performance measure: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993, the Department has 

developed the following performance 

measure for measuring the overall 

effectiveness of the Gulf Coast Recovery 

Grant Initiative: the percentage of 

grantees that successfully accomplish 

their project goals and objectives. The 

Department will collect data for this 

measure from grantees’ final 

performance reports. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

April Bolton-Smith, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 3E304, Washington, DC 20202– 

6200. Telephone: (202) 260–1475 or by 

e-mail: gulfcoastrecovery@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, 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 computer diskette) 

on request to the program contact 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 

this notice. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

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) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. 

Note: 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 on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: May 24, 2010. 

Thelma Mele ́ndez de Santa Ana, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12800 Filed 5–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Federal Pell Grant, Federal Perkins 

Loan, Federal Work-Study, Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity 

Grant, William D. Ford Federal Direct 

Loan, and TEACH Grant Programs 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, U.S. 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of revision of the Federal 

Need Analysis Methodology for the 

2011–2012 award year. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the 

annual updates to the tables that will be 

used in the statutory ‘‘Federal Need 

Analysis Methodology’’ to determine a 

student’s expected family contribution 

(EFC) for award year 2011–2012 for the 

student financial aid programs 

authorized under title IV of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA). An EFC is the amount a student 

and his or her family may reasonably be 

expected to contribute toward the 

student’s postsecondary educational 

costs for purposes of determining 

financial aid eligibility. The Title IV 

programs include the Federal Pell Grant, 

Federal Perkins Loan, Federal WorkStudy, Federal Supplemental 

Educational Opportunity Grant, William 

D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, and the 

Teach Grant Programs (Title IV, HEA 

Programs). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Marya Dennis, Management and 

Program Analyst, U.S. Department of 

Education, room 63G2, Union Center 

Plaza, 830 First Street, NE., Washington, 

DC 20202–5454. Telephone: (202) 377– 

3385. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain this document in an accessible 

format (e.g., braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part F of 

title IV of the HEA specifies the criteria, 

data elements, calculations, and tables 

used in the Federal Need Analysis 

Methodology EFC calculations. 

Section 478 of part F of title IV of the 

HEA requires the Secretary to adjust 

four of the tables—the Income 

Protection Allowance, the Adjusted Net 

Worth of a Business or Farm, the 

Education Savings and Asset Protection 

Allowance, and the Assessment 

Schedules and Rates—each award year 

for general price inflation. The changes 

are based, in general, upon increases in 

the Consumer Price Index. 

For award year 2011–2012, the 

Secretary is charged with updating the 

income protection allowance for parents 

of dependent students, adjusted net 

worth of a business or farm, and the 

assessment schedules and rates to 

account for inflation that took place 

between December 2009 and December 

2010. However, because the Secretary 

must publish these tables before 

December 2010, the increases in the 

tables must be based upon a percentage 

equal to the estimated percentage 

increase in the Consumer Price Index 

for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for 

2010. The Secretary must also account 

for any misestimation of inflation for the 

prior year. In developing the table 

values for the 2010–2011 award year, 

the Secretary assumed a 4.1 percent 

increase in the CPI–U for the period 

December 2008 through December 2009. 

Actual inflation for this time period was 

2.7 percent. The Secretary estimates that 

the increase in the CPI–U for the period 

December 2009 through December 2010 

will be 1.2 percent. Last year’s 

overestimate of inflation for 2009 (4.1 

percent minus 2.7 percent) exceeds this 

year’s estimate of inflation for 2010. 

However, the Secretary lacks statutory 

authority to reduce the table values in 

the need analysis formula. Thus, the 

income protection allowance for parents 

of dependent students, the adjusted net 

worth of a business or farm, and the 

assessment schedules and rates are 

unchanged from 2010–2011. 

Additionally, section 601 of the College 

Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 

(CCRAA, Pub. L. 110–84) amended 

sections 475 through 478 of the HEA by 

updating the procedures for determining 

the income protection allowance for 

dependent students as well as the 

income protection allowance tables for 

both independent students with 

dependents other than a spouse and 


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