Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools-Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses; Notice of proposed priority and eligibility requirements [OSDFS]

FR Doc 05-7085
[Federal Register: April 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 67)]
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[Page 17984-17986]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools-Alcohol and Other Drug

 
Prevention Models on College Campuses

AGENCY: Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed priority and eligibility requirements.

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SUMMARY: We propose a priority and eligibility requirements under the 
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses grant

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competition. We may use the priority and eligibility requirements for 
competitions in FY 2005 and later years.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before May 9, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about the proposed priority and 
eligibility requirements to Vera Messina, U.S. Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3E258, Washington, DC 20202-6450. If you 
prefer to send your comments through the Internet, please use the 
following address: vera.messina@ed.gov.
    You must include the phrase ``Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention 
Models-Comments on FY 2005 Proposed Priority'' in the subject line of 
your electronic message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vera Messina (202) 260-8273 or Ruth 
Tringo (202) 260-2838.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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 the proposed priority 
and eligibility requirements. To ensure that your comments have maximum 
effect in developing the notice of final priority and eligibility 
requirements, we urge you to identify clearly whether your comment 
addresses the proposed priority or the eligibility requirements.
    We invite you to assist us in complying with the specific 
requirements of Executive Order 12866 and its overall requirement of 
reducing regulatory burden that might result from the proposed priority 
and eligibility requirements. Please let us know of any further 
opportunities we should take to reduce potential costs or increase 
potential benefits while preserving the effective and efficient 
administration of the program.
    During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public 
comments about the proposed priority and eligibility requirements in 
room 3E258, 400 Maryland Avenue, 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 notice. If you want to schedule an 
appointment for this type of aid, please contact the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Proposed Priority and Eligibility Requirements

    We will announce the final priority and eligibility requirements in 
a notice in the Federal Register. We will determine the final priority 
and eligibility requirements after considering responses to this notice 
and other information available to the Department. This notice does not 
preclude us from proposing or using additional priorities or 
eligibility requirements subject to meeting applicable rulemaking 
requirements.

Background

    Recent research confirms that the United States continues to have 
major problems associated with alcohol and other drug use on college 
campuses. Based on 2004 data from the Monitoring the Future study, 
approximately 39 percent of the Nation's college students engaged in 
heavy drinking (defined as five or more drinks in a row) in the 
previous two weeks. The Core Institute 2003 Statistics on Alcohol and 
Other Drug Use on American Campuses report found that nearly 71 percent 
of underage students used alcohol and more than 21 percent of all 
students used an illicit drug within the 30 days prior to taking the 
survey.
    Survey data also indicate that drinking alcohol has, frequently, 
very negative consequences for college students. On the 2003 Core 
Institute survey, more than 32 percent of students reported that, in 
the year prior to the survey, they had gotten into an argument or fight 
as a result of their drinking, almost 30 percent reported that they had 
driven a car under the influence, almost 34 percent reported that they 
had missed a class because of their drinking, and almost 40 percent 
reported that they had done ``something I later regretted'' because of 
their drinking.
    The Department of Education seeks to support projects that address 
high-risk drinking and drug use and that can become practical models 
for replication and adaptation in other college communities. The goals 
of this competition are to identify models of effective campus-based 
alcohol and other drug prevention programs and disseminate information 
about these programs to other colleges and universities where similar 
efforts may be adopted.

Proposed Priority

    Under this priority the Department would provide funding to 
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) that have been implementing 
effective alcohol and other drug prevention programs on their campuses. 
An IHE that receives funding under this priority must identify, 
enhance, further evaluate, and disseminate information about an 
effective alcohol or other drug prevention program being implemented on 
its campus. To meet the priority, applicants must provide in their 
application--
    (1) A description of an alcohol or other drug prevention program 
that has been implemented for at least two full academic years on the 
applicant's campus;
    (2) Evidence of the effectiveness of the program on the applicant's 
campus;
    (3) A plan to enhance and further evaluate the program during the 
project period; and
    (4) A plan to disseminate information to assist other IHEs in 
implementing a similar program.

Proposed Eligibility Requirements

    We propose that only institutions of higher education (IHEs) that 
offer an associate or baccalaureate degree will be eligible under this 
program. Additionally, to be eligible, an IHE must not have received an 
award under this grant competition (CFDA 84.184N) during the previous 
five fiscal years (fiscal years 2000 through 2004).

Executive Order 12866

    This notice of proposed priority and eligibility requirements 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 
regulatory action.
    The potential costs associated with the notice of proposed priority 
and eligibility requirements 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 notice of proposed priority and eligibility 
requirements, we

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have determined that the benefits of the proposed priority and 
eligibility requirements justify the costs.

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.

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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 84.184N Office of 
Safe and Drug-Free Schools-Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models 
on College Campuses)

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.

    Dated: April 5, 2005.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
[FR Doc. 05-7085 Filed 4-7-05; 8:45 am]

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