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the selected POS by the participating 

LEAs in years 2 through 4 of the grant. 

(2) The proposed evaluation is 

feasible and appropriate for evaluating 

the effectiveness of each of the 10 

components in each LEA. 

(3) The proposed evaluation will be 

conducted by individuals or entities 

that possess the necessary background 

and expertise in project evaluation. 

(4) The applicant expresses its 

commitment to participate in the 

Department’s Evaluation Design 

Meeting and has included suggestions 

regarding the use of student outcome 

data that it could access through the 

State’s longitudinal data system to 

assess the progress of students enrolled 

in the POS. 

We will announce the final priorities, 

requirements, and selection criteria in a 

notice in the Federal Register. We will 

determine the final priorities, 

requirements, and selection criteria after 

considering responses to this notice and 

other information available to the 

Department. This notice does not 

preclude us from proposing additional 

priorities, requirements, definitions, or 

selection criteria, subject to meeting 

applicable rulemaking requirements. 

Note: This notice does not solicit 

applications. In any year in which we choose 

to use one or more of these priorities, 

requirements, and selection criteria, we 

invite applications through a notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Executive Order 12866: This notice 

has been reviewed in accordance with 

Executive Order 12866. Under the terms 

of the order, we have assessed the 

potential costs and benefits of this 

proposed regulatory action. 

The potential costs associated with 

this proposed regulatory action are 

those resulting from statutory 

requirements and those we have 

determined as necessary for 

administering this program effectively 

and efficiently. 

In assessing the potential costs and 

benefits—both quantitative and 

qualitative—of this proposed regulatory 

action, we have determined that the 

benefits of the proposed priorities, 

requirements, and selection criteria 

justify the costs. This action would 

provide additional resources to States to 

help them implement an existing 

statutory requirement under the Act, the 

implementation of programs of study at 

the State and local levels. 

We have determined, also, that this 

proposed regulatory action does not 

unduly interfere with State, local, and 

tribal governments in the exercise of 

their governmental functions. 

Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. One of the objectives of the 

Executive order is to foster an 

intergovernmental partnership and a 

strengthened federalism. The Executive 

order relies on processes developed by 

State and local governments for 

coordination and review of proposed 

Federal financial assistance. 

This document provides early 

notification of our specific plans and 

actions for this program. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 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. 

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. 

Brenda Dann-Messier, 

Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12802 Filed 5–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance: Hearing 

AGENCY: Advisory Committee on 

Student Financial Assistance, 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of a public hearing. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming hearing of the Advisory 

Committee on Student Financial 

Assistance (The Advisory Committee). 

This notice also describes the functions 

of the Advisory Committee. Notice of 

this hearing is required under Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. This document is 

intended to notify the general public. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, June 25, 2010, 

beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 

approximately 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Washington Court Hotel, 

Grand Ballroom, 525 New Jersey 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ms. Megan McClean, Director of 

Government Relations, Advisory 

Committee on Student Financial 

Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street, 

NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC 20202– 

7582, (202) 219–2099. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance is established 

under Section 491 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 as amended by 

Public Law 100–50 (20 U.S.C. 1098). 

The Advisory Committee serves as an 

independent source of advice and 

counsel to the Congress and the 

Secretary of Education on student 

financial aid policy. Since its inception, 

the congressional mandate requires the 

Advisory Committee to conduct 

objective, nonpartisan, and independent 

analyses on important aspects of the 

student assistance programs under Title 

IV of the Higher Education Act, and to 

make recommendations that will result 

in the maintenance of access to 

postsecondary education for low- and 

middle-income students. In addition, 

Congress expanded the Advisory 

Committee’s mission in the Higher 

Education Amendments of 1998 to 

include several important areas: Access, 

Title IV modernization, distance 

education, and early information and 

needs assessment. Specifically, the 

Advisory Committee is to review, 

monitor and evaluate the Department of 

Education’s progress in these areas and 

report recommended improvements to 

Congress and the Secretary. 

The Advisory Committee has 

scheduled this one-day hearing to 

discuss the Advisory Committee’s latest 

report, The Rising Price of Inequality: 

How Inadequate Need-Based Grant Aid 

Limits College Access and Persistence 

and also the Higher Education 

Regulation Study. 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the Hearing (i.e., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, 

and/or materials in alternative format) 

should notify the Advisory Committee 

no later than Friday, June 11, 2010 by 

contacting Ms. Tracy Jones at (202) 219– 

2099 or via e-mail at 

tracy.deanna.jones@ed.gov. We will 

attempt to meet requests after this date, 

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site is accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

The Advisory Committee invites the 

public to submit written comments and 

recommendations to the following email address: ACSFA@ed.gov. 

Information regarding the Higher 

Education Regulations Study is also 

available on the Advisory Committee’s 

Web site, http://www.ed.gov/ACSFA. 

We must receive your comments on or 

before June 14, 2010. 

Space for the hearing is limited and 

you are encouraged to register early if 

you plan to attend. You may register on 

the Advisory Committee’s Web site, 

http://www.ed.gov/ACSFA or by 

sending an email to the following 

address: ACSFA@ed.gov or 

Tracy.Deanna.Jones@ed.gov. Please 

include your name, title, affiliation, 

complete address (including internet 

and e-mail address, if available), and 

telephone and fax numbers. If you are 

unable to register electronically, you 

may fax your registration information to 

the Advisory Committee staff office at 

(202) 219–3032. You may also contact 

the Advisory Committee staff directly at 

(202) 219–2099. The registration 

deadline is Monday, June 14, 2010. 

Records are kept for Advisory 

Committee proceedings, and are 

available for inspection at the Office of 

the Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F 

Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC 

from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Information regarding the 

Advisory Committee is available on the 

Committee’s website, http:// 

www.ed.gov/ACSFA. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may view this document, as well as 

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/index.html. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1–866– 

512–1830; or in the Washington DC area 

at (202) 512–0000. 

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 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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