[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 56635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22618]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
List of Correspondence From January 1, 2012, Through March 31,
2012
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services;
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing the following list of
correspondence from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to
individuals during the previous quarter. The correspondence on this
list describes the Department's interpretations of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or the regulations that implement the
IDEA. This list and the letters or other documents described in this
list, with personally identifiable information redacted, as
appropriate, can be found at: www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/index.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Spataro or Mary Louise
Dirrigl. Telephone: (202) 245-7468.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), you can call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll
free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of this list and
the letters or other Departmental documents described in this list in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact
disc) by contacting Jessica Spataro or Mary Louise Dirrigl at (202)
245-7468.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following list identifies correspondence
from the Department issued from January 1, 2012, through March 31,
2012. Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, the Secretary is required to
publish this list quarterly in the Federal Register. The list includes
those letters that contain interpretations of the requirements of the
IDEA and its implementing regulations, and it may also include letters
and other documents that the Department believes will assist the public
in understanding the requirements of the law. The list identifies the
date and topic of each letter, and it provides summary information, as
appropriate. To protect the privacy interests of the individual or
individuals involved, personally identifiable information has been
redacted, as appropriate.
Part B--Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities
Section 612--State Eligibility
Topic Addressed: Free Appropriate Public Education
[cir] Letter dated February 29, 2012, to individuals (personally
identifiable information redacted), regarding the obligation to make a
free appropriate public education available to all eligible children
with disabilities, including children with ``high cognition'' who meet
the State's academic achievement standards.
Topic Addressed: Least Restrictive Environment
[cir] Dear Colleague Letter dated February 29, 2012, reiterating
that the least restrictive environment requirements in Part B of the
IDEA apply to the placement of preschool children with disabilities.
Section 614--Evaluations, Eligibility Determinations, Individualized
Education Programs, and Educational Placements
Topic Addressed: Initial Evaluations
[cir] Letter dated February 29, 2012, to Association for
Neurologically Impaired Children Executive Director Philip Ferrara,
regarding the relationship between a process based on the child's
response to scientific, research-based intervention and the evaluation
requirements in Part B of the IDEA.
Topic Addressed: Individualized Education Programs
[cir] Letter dated March 7, 2012, to individual (personally
identifiable information redacted), regarding individualized education
program and placement requirements and applicable due process
procedures in Part B of the IDEA.
Section 615--Procedural Safeguards
Topic Addressed: Impartial Due Process Hearings
[cir] Letter dated February 9, 2012, to School Law Center LLC,
attorneys Amy Goetz and Atlee Reilly, regarding the right of a parent
of a child with a disability to request a due process hearing under
Minnesota law.
[cir] Letter dated February 16, 2012, to Minnesota Department of
Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius, regarding the explanation in
Minnesota's notice of procedural safeguards of a parent's opportunity
to request a due process hearing under Minnesota law.
Part C--Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities
Section 634--Eligibility
Topic Addressed: State Residency Requirements
[cir] Letter dated March 28, 2012, to individual (personally
identifiable information redacted), regarding how State residency
requirements may be implemented consistent with Part C of the IDEA.
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Dated: September 10, 2012.
Michael Yudin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
[FR Doc. 2012-22618 Filed 9-12-12; 8:45 am]
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