[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66182-66183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26915]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Race to the Top--District
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice reopening the Race to the Top--District competition.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.416.
SUMMARY: The Secretary reopens the Race to the Top--District
competition to extend the deadline for submitting applications.
Hurricane Sandy prevented many applicants from submitting their
applications by the October 30, 2012, deadline. The hurricane also
closed Federal Government offices in Washington, DC, on October 29 and
30, 2012. The Department, therefore, could not receive applications on
those days.
For local educational agencies located in States affected by
Hurricane Sandy and for which the President has issued a major disaster
declaration or an emergency declaration, the new deadline is 4:30 p.m.
Washington, DC time on Wednesday, November 7, 2012. For local
educational agencies everywhere else, the new deadline is 4:30 p.m.
Washington, DC time on Friday, November 2, 2012.
DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:
For local educational agencies located in States affected by
Hurricane Sandy and for which the President has issued either a major
disaster declaration or an emergency declaration: November 7, 2012. For
local educational agencies located everywhere else: November 2, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meredith Farace, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 7e208, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-6800. Fax: (202) 401-1557.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 16, 2012, we published in the
Federal Register (77 FR 49654) a notice inviting applications for the
Race to the Top--District competition. That notice established an
October 30, 2012, deadline for submitting applications. We are
extending that deadline because Hurricane Sandy prevented many
applicants from submitting their applications by that deadline. The
hurricane also closed Federal Government offices in Washington, DC, on
October 29 and 30, 2012. The Department, therefore, could not receive
applications on those days. For local educational agencies located in
States affected by Hurricane Sandy and for which the President has
issued a major disaster declaration or an emergency declaration, the
new deadline is 4:30 p.m. Washington, DC time on Wednesday, November 7,
2012. For local educational agencies located everywhere else, the new
deadline is
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4:30 p.m. Washington, DC time on Friday, November 2, 2012.
An eligible applicant that submitted an application by the October
30, 2012, deadline does not need to re-submit its application but may
choose to do so. If you re-submit your application, we will consider
the most recently submitted complete application.
All information in the August 16, 2012, notice for this competition
remains the same, except for the change in the deadline for submitting
applications. Information about the Race to the Top--District program
is available on the Department's Web site at
http:[sol][sol]www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop-district/index.html.
Note: Applications for grants under this competition must be
submitted in electronic format on a CD or DVD, with CD-ROM or DVD-
ROM preferred, by mail or hand delivery. For complete information
about how to submit an application, please refer to the Application
and Submission Information section in the August 16, 2012, notice,
available at http:[sol][sol]www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop-
district/index.html.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy
of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or compact disc) by contacting the program
person listed in this section.
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You may also access documents of the Department published in the
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by the Department. Program Authority: Sections 14005 and 14006 of the
ARRA (Pub. L. 111-5), as amended by section 1832(b) of Division B of
the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act,
2011 (Pub. L. 112-10), and the Department of Education Appropriations
Act, 2012 (Title III of Division F of Pub. L. 112-74, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2012).
Dated: October 31, 2012.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2012-26915 Filed 10-31-12; 4:15 pm]
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