[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 3751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1543]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Extension of Deadlines; Upward Bound Program (Regular Upward 
Bound (UB))

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice extending deadline dates for the FY 2012 grant 
competition.

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    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.047A.

SUMMARY: The Secretary extends to February 1, 2012, and April 2, 2012, 
respectively, the Deadline for Transmittal of Applications and the 
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review dates that were published in the 
Applications for New Awards; Upward Bound Program (Regular Upward Bound 
(UB)) notice on December 19, 2011 (76 FR 78621).

DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 1, 2012.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 2, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Waters, Upward Bound Program, U.S. 
Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., room 7000, Washington, DC 
20006-8510. Telephone: (202) 502-7586, or by email: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the 
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-(800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 19, 2011, we published a notice in the Federal Register 
(76 FR 78621) inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 
2012 for the UB Program. We are extending the Deadline for Transmittal 
of Applications date published on pages 78621 and 78624 of the 
application notice to February 1, 2012. We are extending the Deadline 
for Intergovernmental Review date published on page 78621 of the 
application notice to April 2, 2012. These dates are extended due to 
the unavailability of Grants.gov for two days for scheduled system 
maintenance.

    Program Authority:  20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 20 U.S.C. 1070a-13.

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    Dated: January 20, 2012.
Eduardo M. Ochoa,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2012-1543 Filed 1-24-12; 8:45 am]
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