[Federal Register: February 28, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 39)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Impact Aid Program
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice reopening the application deadline date for Impact Aid
fiscal year (FY) 2000 section 8002 grants and FY 2001 section 8003
grants.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary reopens the deadline date for the submission of
applications for Impact Aid FY 2000 section 8002 grants and FY 2001
section 8003 grants until February 29, 2000. Impact Aid regulations at
34 CFR 222.3 specify that the annual application deadline date is
January 31. The Secretary takes this action to allow more time for the
preparation and submission of applications by potential applicants
adversely affected by severe inclement weather conditions throughout
the Nation.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice reopening the application deadline date to
February 29, 2000, for Impact Aid FY 2000 section 8002 grants and FY
2001 section 8003 grants is effective February 28, 2000.
DEADLINE DATE FOR TRANSMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS: February 29, 2000. The
Secretary will also accept and approve for payment any otherwise
approvable application from applicants that is received on or before
the 60th calendar day after February 29, 2000, which is April 29 or its
next business day, May 1, 2000. However, any applicant meeting the
conditions of the preceding sentence will have its payment reduced by
10 percent of the amount it would have received had its application
been filed by February 29, 2000.
DEADLINE DATE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: In accordance with 34 CFR
222.3(c), the deadline date for the transmittal of comments on the
applications by State educational agencies is March 15, 2000.
FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Impact Aid Program, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-
6244. Telephone: (202) 260-3858. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary reopens the deadline for
potential applicants under sections 8002 and 8003 for Impact Aid
assistance for the respective years specified. Section 8003 applicants
should use a survey date for their student counts that is at least
three days after the start of the 1999-2000 school year and before the
reopened deadline of February 29, 2000.
Waiver of rulemaking. Currently, 34 CFR 222.3, which establishes
the annual January 31 Impact Aid application deadline, is in effect.
However, applicants may not have sufficient time to gather data and
comply with that annual deadline because they were adversely affected
by severe weather conditions. Because this amendment makes a procedural
change for this year only as a result of unique circumstances for
potential applicants, proposed rulemaking is not required under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(A). In addition, the Secretary has determined under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) that proposed rulemaking on this one-time suspension
of the regulatory deadline date is impracticable, unnecessary, and
contrary to the public interest.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7705.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.041)
Dated: February 23, 2000.
Richard W. Riley,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 00-4760 Filed 2-25-00; 8:45 am]
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