[Federal Register: August 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 165)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AGENCY: Office of Special Education Programs, Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of final 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.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary waives the requirements in the Education
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 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 final 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: This notice is effective August 26, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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INFORMATION CONTACT.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 28, 2004, we published a notice in
the Federal Register (69 FR 45023) proposing an extension of project
period and waiver in order to--
(1) Enable the Secretary to provide additional funds to the
currently funded center for an additional 12-month period until August
30, 2005; and
(2) Request comments on the proposed extension and waiver.
There are no differences between the notice of proposed extension
of project period and waiver and this notice of final extension of
project period and waiver.
Public Comment
In the notice of proposed extension of project period and waiver,
we invited comments. Eleven parties submitted comments in agreement
with the proposal to extend the grant period of the current grantee. We
did not receive any comments opposing the proposed extension of project
period and waiver. Generally, we do not address technical and other
minor changes, as well as suggested changes the law does not authorize
us to make. Moreover, we do not address comments that do not express
views on the substance of the notice of proposed extension of project
period and waiver.
Waiver of Delayed Effective Date
The Administrative Procedure Act requires that a substantive rule
shall be published at least 30 days before its effective date, except
as otherwise provided for good cause (20 U.S.C. 553(d)(3)). During the
15-day public comment period on the notice of proposed extension of
project period and waiver, eleven parties submitted comments in support
of the proposed extension and waiver. There were no objections received
on the proposed extension and waiver, and therefore, no substantive
changes have been made. For this reason, and in order to make a timely
continuation grant to the entity affected, the Secretary has determined
that a delayed effective date is not required.
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 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 waives 34 CFR 75.250 and
75.261(a) and issues 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 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 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.
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Dated: August 23, 2004.
Troy R. Justesen,
Acting Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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