[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54588-54589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21640]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Subtitle A
[Docket ID ED-2013-OS-0050]
RIN 1810-AB17
Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection
Criteria: Race to the Top--District Program; Correction
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection
criteria; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education is correcting an omission in the
final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria
published in the Federal Register on August 6, 2013 (78 FR 47980),
namely waiving the 60-day time period for a major rule to become
effective under the Congressional Review Act. Through this document, we
correct this omission. We do not change any other aspect of the final
priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria, and
their regulatory texts remain unchanged.
DATES: Effective September 5, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Butler, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 7E214, Washington, DC 20006-
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Correction
In the Federal Register of August 6, 2013 (78 FR 47980), we make
the following correction to the Race to the Top--District Program
notice of final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection
criteria:
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On page 48003, in the first column, before the heading
``Intergovernmental Review,'' add a new heading, Waiver of Delayed
Effective Date under the Congressional Review Act, and the following
three paragraphs:
These final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection
criteria have been determined to be a major rule for purposes of the
Congressional Review Act (CRA) (5 U.S.C. 801, et seq.). Generally,
under the CRA, a major rule takes effect 60 days after the date on
which the rule is published in the Federal Register. Section 808(2) of
the CRA, however, provides that any rule which an agency for good cause
finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons
therefore in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure thereon
are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest,
shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency promulgating the
rule determines.
These final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection
criteria are needed to implement the Race to the Top--District program
and run the competition in FY 2013. The Department must make awards no
later than December 31, 2013, or the funds will lapse. To ensure that
we do so, the Department established October 3, 2013, as the deadline
by which applicants must submit their applications. This will give
applicants sufficient time to submit high-quality applications (58
days), peers sufficient time to conduct a thorough and rigorous review
of applications (approximately 45 days), and the Department sufficient
time to make awards (approximately 40 days).
An effective date 60 days after publication would fall after
October 3, and the priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection
criteria would not be effective at the time applications are due. Given
the large number of applications we expect, the need to provide peers
with sufficient time for review, and the need to allow sufficient time
for the Department to make awards, a later due date for applications is
not practicable. Accordingly, there is good cause to waive the delayed
effective date under the Congressional Review Act.
Dated: August 30, 2013.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2013-21640 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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