[Federal Register: December 31, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 250)] [Notices] [Page 68489-68490] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr31de97-182] [[Page 68489]] _______________________________________________________________________ Part VIII Department of Education _______________________________________________________________________ The Program To Encourage Minority Students To Become Teachers; Notice [[Page 68490]] DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA-No.: 84-262A] The Program To Encourage Minority Students To Become Teachers AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Withdrawal of closing date notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 1998. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On October 7, 1997 a notice was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 52435) inviting applications for new awards under the Program to Encourage Minority Students to Become Teachers for FY 1998. However, Congress appropriated $2,212,000, which is only enough funding for continuation grants. The Department of Education withdraws the previous notice inviting application for new awards for FY 1998 under the Program to Encourage Minority Students to Become Teachers. The Department will not make new awards in fiscal year 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicki V. Payne, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Portals Building, Suite CY-80, Washington, DC 20202-5335. Telephone: (202) 260-3291. FAX: (202) 401- 7432. Individuals who use a telecommunication device for 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. Internet address: vicki__payne@ed.gov Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding paragraph. Electronic Access To this Document Anyone may view the document, as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text of portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the following sites: http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg/htm http://www.ed.gov/news.htlm To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with Search, which is available free at either of the preceding sites. If you have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498. Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511 or, toll free 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option G--Files/Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1112, 1112a-1112e. Dated: December 24, 1997. David A. Longanecker, Assitant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. [FR Doc. 97-34134 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M