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treatment services. Upon the granting of 

such order, the court, in determining the 

extent to which any disclosure of all or 

any part of any record is necessary, shall 

impose appropriate safeguards against 

unauthorized disclosures. 

The above prohibitions do not apply 

to any interchange of records within the 

Armed Forces or within those 

components of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs furnishing health care 

to veterans or between such components 

and the Armed Forces. 

Note: This system of records contains 

Individually Identifiable Health Information. 

The DoD Health Information Privacy 

Regulation (DoD 6025.18–R) issued pursuant 

to the Health Insurance Portability and 

Accountability Act of 1996, applies to most 

such health information. DoD 6025–18–R 

may place additional procedural 

requirements on the uses and disclosures of 

such information beyond those found in the 

Privacy Act of 1974 or mentioned in this 

system of records notice.’’ 

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STORAGE: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Electronic storage media.’’ 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Name 

and SSN or DoD ID Number.’’ 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Computer facilities are located in 

restricted areas accessible only to 

authorized persons that are properly 

screened, cleared, and trained. Access to 

Computerized data is restricted by 

Common Access Card (CAC).’’ 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘All 

electronic records are permanent and 

are archived within the Alcohol and 

Drug Management Information System.’’ 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Director, Navy Alcohol and Drug 

Prevention Office (OPNAV N170A), 

5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 

38055–6000.’’ 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system should 

address written inquiries to the Director, 

Navy Alcohol and Drug Prevention 

Office (OPNAV N170A), 5720 Integrity 

Drive, Millington, TN 38055–6000 or to 

the naval activity providing treatment. 

Addresses are contained in a directory 

which is available from the Director, 

Navy Alcohol and Drug Prevention 

Office (OPNAV N170A), 5720 Integrity 

Drive, Millington, TN 38055–6000. 

Requests should contain full name, 

SSN or DoD ID Number, rank/rate, 

military status, and signature of the 

requester. The system manager may 

require an original signature or a 

notarized signature as a means of 

proving the identity of the individual.’’ 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system should address written 

inquiries to the Director, Navy Alcohol 

and Drug Prevention Office (OPNAV 

N170A), 5720 Integrity Drive, 

Millington, TN 38055–6000 or to the 

naval activity providing treatment. 

Addresses are contained in a directory 

which is available from the Director, 

Navy Alcohol and Drug Prevention 

Office (OPNAV N170A), 5720 Integrity 

Drive, Millington, TN 38055–6000. 

The letter should contain full name, 

SSN or DoD ID Number, rank/rate, 

military status, and signature of the 

requester. The system manager may 

require an original signature or a 

notarized signature as a means of 

proving the identity of the individual 

requesting access to the records.’’ 

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[FR Doc. 2016–02946 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Training 

Program for Federal TRIO Programs 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: 

Training Program for Federal TRIO 

Programs (Training Program) 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.103A. 

DATES:

Applications Available: February 16, 

2016. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 15, 2016. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 1, 2016. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Training 

Program provides grants to train the 

staff and leadership personnel 

employed in, participating in, or 

preparing for employment in, projects 

funded under the Federal TRIO 

Programs to improve the operation of 

these projects. 

Priorities: This notice contains six 

absolute priorities. In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv) and 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute priorities 

are from section 402G(b) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA), and the regulations for this 

program (34 CFR 642.24). 

Absolute Priorities: For FY 2016 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition, 

these priorities are absolute priorities. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider 

only applications that meet these 

priorities. 

In accordance with 34 CFR 642.7, 

each application must clearly identify 

the specific absolute priority for which 

a grant is requested. An applicant must 

submit a separate application for each 

absolute priority it proposes to address. 

If an applicant submits more than one 

application for the same absolute 

priority, we will accept only the 

application with the latest ‘‘date/time 

received’’ validation and we will reject 

all other applications the applicant 

submits for that priority. 

These priorities are: 

Absolute Priority 1. Training to 

improve: Reporting student and project 

performance and the evaluation of 

project performance in order to design 

and operate a model project funded 

under the Federal TRIO Programs. 

Number of expected awards: 2. 

Maximum award amount: $257,500. 

Absolute Priority 2. Training on: 

Budget management and the statutory 

and regulatory requirements for 

operation of projects funded under the 

Federal TRIO Programs. 

Number of expected awards: 2. 

Maximum award amount: $257,500. 

Absolute Priority 3. Training on: 

Assessment of student needs; retention 

and graduation strategies, including 

both secondary and postsecondary 

retention and graduation strategies; and 

the use of appropriate educational 

technology in the operation of projects 

funded under the Federal TRIO 

programs. 

Number of expected awards: 1. 

Maximum award amount: $334,750. 

Absolute Priority 4. Training on: 

Assisting students in receiving adequate 

financial aid from programs assisted 

under title IV of the HEA and from other 

programs; college and university 

admissions policies and procedures; 

and proven strategies to improve the 

financial literacy and economic literacy 

of students, including topics such as 

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basic personal finance information, 

household money management and 

financial planning skills, and basic 

economic decision making skills. 

Number of expected awards: 2. 

Maximum award amount: $257,500. 

Absolute Priority 5. Training on: 

Strategies for recruiting and serving 

hard to reach populations, including 

students who are limited English 

proficient, students from groups that are 

traditionally underrepresented in 

postsecondary education, students with 

disabilities, students who are homeless 

children and youths (as this term is 

defined in Section 725 of the McKinneyVento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 11434a)), students who are in 

foster care or are aging out of the foster 

care system, or other disconnected 

students. 

Number of expected awards: 1. 

Maximum award amount: $334,750. 

Absolute Priority 6. Training on 

general project management for new 

project directors who have been in their 

position less than two years, including 

training on the content of absolute 

priorities one through five. The training 

should provide new directors with the 

basic tools required to be a successful 

TRIO project director. 

Number of expected awards: 1. 

Maximum award amount: $285,500. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

11 and 1070a–17. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 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 as regulations of the 

Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The 

regulations for this program in 34 CFR 

part 642. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

79 apply to all applicants except 

federally recognized Indian tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

86 apply to institutions of higher 

education (IHEs) only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$2,500,000. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2017 from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$257,500–$334,750. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$277,778. 

Maximum Award: The maximum 

award amount is $257,500 under 

Absolute Priorities 1, 2, and 4 for a 

project that will serve a minimum of 

224 participants at an approximate cost 

of $1,150 per participant. The maximum 

award amount is $334,750 under 

Absolute Priorities 3 and 5 for a project 

that will serve a minimum of 291 

participants at an approximate cost of 

$1,150 per participant. The maximum 

award amount is $285,500 under 

Absolute Priority 6 for a project that will 

serve a minimum of 248 participants at 

an approximate cost of $1,150 per 

participant. We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding the applicable maximum 

award amount for a single budget period 

of 12 months. We will also reject an 

application that proposes to serve less 

than the minimum number of 

participants outlined in this paragraph. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 9. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 24 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs and other 

public and private nonprofit institutions 

and organizations. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Suzanne Ulmer, Office of 

Postsecondary Education (OPE), U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 7E311, Washington, 

DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 502–7600 

or by email: TRIO@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. 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 

program. 

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 (Part III) 

to no more than 50 pages. For the 

purpose of determining compliance 

with the page limit, each page on which 

there are words will be counted as one 

full page. Applicants must use the 

following standards: 

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

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

and both sides. Page numbers and an 

identifier may be within the 1′′ margin. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in figures and graphs. Text in charts 

and tables may be single-spaced. You 

should also include a table of contents 

in the application narrative, which will 

not be counted against the page limit. 

• 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 and Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit does not apply to Part 

I, the Application for Federal Assistance 

face sheet (SF 424); Part II, the Budget 

Information Summary form (ED Form 

524); Part III–A, the Program Profile 

form; Part III–B, the one-page Project 

Abstract form; and Part IV, the 

Assurances and Certifications. If you 

include any attachments or appendices, 

these items will be counted as part of 

the application narrative for the purpose 

of the page-limit requirement. You must 

include your complete response to the 

selection criteria and absolute priorities 

in the application narrative. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: February 16, 

2016. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 15, 2016. 

Applications for grants under this 

program 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 

Other Submission Requirements in 

section IV of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

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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: July 1, 2016. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program 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 

program. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We specify 

unallowable costs in 34 CFR 642.31. We 

reference additional 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), 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 at the following 

Web site: http://fedgov.dnb.com/

webform. 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 two to five 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 you enter into the 

SAM database. 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, it may be 24 to 48 hours before 

you can access the information in, and 

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 

program 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 

Training Program, CFDA number 

84.103A, 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 

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. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for the Training Program at 

www.Grants.gov. You must search for 

the downloadable application package 

for this program by the CFDA number. 

Do not include the CFDA number’s 

alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search 

for 84.103, not 84.103A). 

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 program 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. In addition, for specific 

guidance and procedures for submitting 

an application through Grants.gov, 

please refer to the Grants.gov Web site 

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at: www.grants.gov/web/grants/

applicants/apply-for-grants.html. 

• 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 read-only, 

non-modifiable Portable Document 

Format (PDF). Do not upload an 

interactive or fillable PDF file. If you 

upload a file type other than a readonly, non-modifiable PDF (e.g., Word, 

Excel, WordPerfect, etc.) or submit a 

password-protected file, we will not 

review that material. Please note that 

this could result in your application not 

being considered for funding because 

the material in question—for example, 

the project narrative—is critical to a 

meaningful review of your proposal. For 

that reason it is important to allow 

yourself adequate time to upload all 

material as PDF files. The Department 

will not convert material from other 

formats to PDF. 

• 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. Grants.gov 

will also notify you automatically by 

email if your application met all the 

Grants.gov validation requirements or if 

there were any errors (such as 

submission of your application by 

someone other than a registered 

Authorized Organization 

Representative, or inclusion of an 

attachment with a file name that 

contains special characters). You will be 

given an opportunity to correct any 

errors and resubmit, but you must still 

meet the deadline for submission of 

applications. 

Once your application is successfully 

validated by Grants.gov, the Department 

will retrieve your application from 

Grants.gov and send you an email with 

a unique PR/Award number for your 

application. 

These emails do not mean that your 

application is without any disqualifying 

errors. While your application may have 

been successfully validated by 

Grants.gov, it must also meet the 

Department’s application requirements 

as specified in this notice and in the 

application instructions. Disqualifying 

errors could include, for instance, 

failure to upload attachments in a readonly, non-modifiable PDF; failure to 

submit a required part of the 

application; or failure to meet applicant 

eligibility requirements. It is your 

responsibility to ensure that your 

submitted application has met all of the 

Department’s requirements. 

• 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 persons 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 the problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

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

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. We will 

contact you after we determine 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 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: Dr. Katie Blanding and 

Suzanne Ulmer, OPE, U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW., Room 7E311, Washington, DC 

20202. FAX: (202) 205–0063. 

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 

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 84.103A), 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. 

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(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. 

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. 

We will not consider applications 

postmarked after the application 

deadline date. 

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 84.103A), 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 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. 

Note: Applicants must indicate the 

absolute priority addressed in the 

application on the one-page abstract 

submitted with the application and on 

the Training Program Profile Sheet. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are in 34 CFR 

642.21 and are listed in the application 

package. 

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 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). 

For this competition, a panel of nonFederal reviewers will review each 

application in accordance with the 

selection criteria in 34 CFR 642.21. The 

individual scores of the reviewers will 

be added and the sum divided by the 

number of reviewers to determine the 

peer review score received in the review 

process. Additionally, in accordance 

with 34 CFR 642.22, the Secretary will 

award prior experience points to eligible 

applicants by evaluating the applicant’s 

current performance under its expiring 

Training Program grant. Pursuant to 34 

CFR 642.22(b)(1), prior experience 

points, if any, will be added to the 

application’s averaged peer review score 

to determine the total score for each 

application. 

Under section 402A(c)(3) of the HEA, 

the Secretary is not required to make 

awards under the Training Program in 

the order of the scores received. 

In the event a tie score exists, the 

Secretary will select for funding the 

applicant that has the greatest capacity 

to provide training to eligible 

participants in all regions of the Nation 

in order to assure accessibility to the 

greatest number of prospective training 

participants, consistent with 34 CFR 

642.20(e). 

3. Risk Assessment and Special 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.205, before awarding grants under 

this program the Department conducts a 

review of the risks posed by applicants. 

Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the Secretary may 

impose special conditions and, in 

appropriate 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 multiyear 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. 

(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the 

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. In this case the 

Secretary establishes a data collection 

period. 

4. Performance Measures: The success 

of the Training Program is measured by 

its cost-effectiveness based on the 

number of TRIO project personnel 

receiving training each year; the 

percentage of Training Program 

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participants that, each year, evaluate the 

training as benefiting them in increasing 

their qualifications and skills in meeting 

the needs of disadvantaged students; 

and the percentage of Training Program 

participants that, each year, evaluate the 

training as benefiting them in increasing 

their knowledge and understanding of 

the Federal TRIO Programs. All grantees 

will be required to submit an annual 

performance report documenting their 

success in training personnel working 

on TRIO-funded projects, including the 

average cost per trainee and the trainees’ 

evaluations of the effectiveness of the 

training provided. The success of the 

Training Program also is assessed on the 

quantitative and qualitative outcomes of 

the training projects based on project 

evaluation results. 

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 Contacts 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Ulmer or, if unavailable, Dr. 

Katie Blanding, OPE, U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW., Room 7E311, Washington, DC 

20202. Telephone: (202) 502–7600 or by 

email: TRIO@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 one of the program contact 

persons 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 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 10, 2016. 

Lynn Mahaffie, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Planning and Innovation Delegated the Duties 

of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03089 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0138] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Enterprise Complaint System 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

17, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2015–ICCD–0138. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted. 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, Room 

2E–103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. 

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: Enterprise 

Complaint System. 

OMB Control Number: 1845—NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 43,200. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 7,344. 

Abstract: This is a request for a new 

information collection. On March 10, 

2015, the White House issued a Student 

Aid Bill of Rights. Among the objectives 

identified was the creation of a 

centralized complaint system. The 

purpose of the Enterprise Complaint 

System is to meet the objective: ‘‘Create 

a Responsive Student Feedback System: 

The Secretary of Education will create a 

new Web site by July 1, 2016, to give 

students and borrowers a simple and 

straightforward way to file complaints 

and provide feedback about federal 

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