[Federal Register: July 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 144)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Extension of Project Period and Waiver for the
Center for Students With Disabilities Involved With and at Risk of
Involvement With the Juvenile Justice System
AGENCY: Office of Special Education Programs, Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed extension and waiver.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in the
Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), at 34
CFR 75.250 and 75.261(a), that generally prohibit project periods
exceeding five years and extensions of project periods involving the
obligation of additional Federal funds. This extension of project
period and waiver will enable the currently funded Center for Students
With Disabilities Involved With and at Risk of Involvement With the
Juvenile Justice System to receive funding from August 31, 2004 until
August 31, 2005.
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before August 12, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this proposal to Renee
Bradley, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room
4105, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2641. Telephone: (202)
245-7277 or via Internet: renee.bradley@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Bradley, Telephone: (202) 245-
7277.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation to Comment
We invite you to submit comments regarding this proposed extension
of project period and waiver.
During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public
comments about this extension of project period and waiver in room
4105, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC,
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., eastern time, Monday through
Friday of each week except Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities in Reviewing the Rulemaking
Record
On request, we will supply an appropriate aid, such as a reader or
print magnifier, to an individual with a disability who needs
assistance to review the comments or other documents in the public
rulemaking record for this proposed extension of project period and
waiver. If you want to schedule an appointment for this type of aid,
you may call (202) 205-8113 or (202) 260-9895. If you use a TDD, you
may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
Background: On March 3, 1999, the Department published a notice in
the Federal Register (64 FR 10352) inviting applications for a new
award for a Center for Students With Disabilities Involved With and at
Risk of Involvement With the Juvenile Justice System (Center) for
fiscal year (FY) 1999. Based on that notice, the Department made one
award for a period of 60 months to the University of Maryland to
establish and operate the Center to provide guidance and assistance to
States, schools, justice programs, families, and communities in
designing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive educational
programs, based on research validated
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practices, for students with disabilities at risk of involvement or
involved in the juvenile justice system. The Center focuses on three
broad areas: (1) Prevention programs, (2) educational programs, and (3)
reintegration or transition programs. The Center addresses these three
areas through research, training, and technical assistance and
dissemination. The Department is seeking additional support for a
competition to be held in FY 2005, which would continue the work of the
Center. However, the current grant period for the Center ends on August
31, 2004.
In order to ensure that the work of the Center will continue until
a new award can be made, the Secretary proposes to waive 34 CFR 75.250
and 75.261(a) and proposes to issue a continuation award to the
existing grantee for an additional twelve-month period.
The Center will continue dissemination and technical assistance
activities including:
(a) Preparation and dissemination of information materials designed
to increase awareness of and use of research validated practices to a
variety of audiences (e.g., educators, justice personnel, mental health
personnel, judges, policymakers, families, and other service
providers).
(b) Providing for information exchanges between researchers and
practitioners who direct model programs and those seeking to design or
implement model programs.
The Center will continue training activities including:
Funding at least three graduate students who have concentrations in
special education or criminal justice to work as project research
assistants for the Center. These students will assist with project
facilitation and the Center's research and evaluation of programs.
The Center will also complete additional research activities as
appropriate.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Secretary certifies that the proposed extension of the project
period and waiver will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. The only entity that would be
affected is the Center for Students With Disabilities Involved With and
at Risk of Involvement With the Juvenile Justice System.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This proposed extension of project period and waiver does not
contain any information collection requirements.
Intergovernmental Review
This program is not subject to the requirements of Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
Electronic Access to This Document: You may 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.
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Dated: July 21, 2004.
Troy R. Justesen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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