[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46730-46731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23504]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Waivers Granted

ACTION: Notice of waivers granted by the U.S. Secretary of Education 
under the authority of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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SUMMARY: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as 
reauthorized in the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) (Pub. L. 
103-382), the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (Pub. L. 103-227), and 
the School-to-Work Opportunities Act (Pub. L. 103-239) provide State 
education agencies, school districts, schools, and other recipients of 
Federal education funds with unprecedented flexibility in using Federal 
education programs to meet specific local needs for improving teaching 
and learning, and to support systemic education reform initiatives 
designed to help all children reach challenging academic standards. In 
order to facilitate effective innovation and program improvement, these 
Acts authorize the Secretary of Education to grant waivers of certain 
Federal program requirements.
    As of June 30, 1997, the U.S. Department of Education had approved 
164 waiver requests under the waiver authorities identified above. This 
notice, published as provided for in section 14401(g) of the ESEA, 
identifies the 21 waiver requests approved by the Department of 
Education from January 1, 1997 through June 30, 1997.

(A) Waivers Approved Under the General Waiver Authority in Section 
14401 of the ESEA

    (1) Name of Applicant: Puerto Rico Department of Education, San 
Juan, PR.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1113(a)(3) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Two years.
    Date Granted: January 2, 1997.
    (2) Name of Applicant: Hawaii Department of Education on behalf of 
Kapalama School, Honolulu, HI.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: January 30, 1997.
    (3) Name of Applicant: Hawaii Department of Education on behalf of 
King Kaumuali'i Elementary School, Honolulu, HI.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: January 30, 1997
    (4) Name of Applicant: Hawaii Department of Education on behalf of 
Pearl Harbor Elementary School, Honolulu, HI.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: January 30, 1997.
    (5) Name of Applicant: Hawaii Department of Education on behalf of 
Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School, Honolulu, HI.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: January 30, 1997.
    (6) Name of Applicant: Oregon Department of Education on behalf of 
the Oregon State System of Higher Education, Salem, OR.
    Requirement Waived: Section 2206(b) as applied to Section 2203(2) 
of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: January 30, 1997.
    (7) Name of Applicant: West Perry School District, Elliotsburg, PA.
    Requirements Waived: Sections 1113(c)(1) and 1113(c)(2) of the 
ESEA, and 34 CFR Section 200.28(c).
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: January 30, 1997.
    (8) Name of Applicant: Philadelphia School District, Philadelphia, 
PA.
    Requirements Waived: Section 1113(c)(1) of the ESEA, and 34 CFR 
Section 200.28(c).
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: January 31, 1997.
    (9) Name of Applicant: Hawaii Department of Education on behalf of 
Waipahu Intermediate School, Honolulu, HI.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: March 9, 1997.
    (10) Name of Applicant: Amphitheater Public Schools, Tucson, AZ.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: March 18, 1997.
    (11) Name of Applicant: Arizona Department of Education, Phoenix, 
AZ.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1208(b)(5)(A) of the ESEA.

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    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: March 27, 1997.
    (12) Name of Applicant: Hawaii Department of Education on behalf of 
Konawaena Elementary School, Honolulu, HI.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: March 27, 1997.
    (13) Name of Applicant: McLean County School District, Calhoun, KY.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: April 21, 1997.
    (14) Name of Applicant: Oregon Department of Education, Salem, OR.
    Requirements Waived: Sections 3134 and 3135 of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: One year.
    Date Granted: April 21, 1997.
    (15) Name of Applicant: Elizabethtown Independent Schools, 
Elizabethtown, KY.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: May 13, 1997.
    (16) Name of Applicant: Hawaii Department of Education on behalf of 
Kealakehe Intermediate School, Honolulu, HI.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1114(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: May 13, 1997.
    (17) Name of Applicant: Bedford Area School District, Bedford, PA.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1113(a)(2)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: One year.
    Date Granted: June 13, 1997.
    (18) Name of Applicant: Colorado Department of Education, Denver, 
CO.
    Requirement Waived: Section 11004(a) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: June 13, 1997.
    (19) Name of Applicant: Florida Department of Education, 
Tallahassee, FL.
    Requirements Waived: Section 2206(b) as applied to Sections 2203(1) 
and 2203(2) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: June 13, 1997.
    (20) Name of Applicant: Great Valley School District, Malvern, PA.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1113(a)(2)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: June 26, 1997.

(B) Waivers Approved Under the Desegregation Waiver Authority in 
Section 1113(a)(7) of the ESEA

    (1) Name of Applicant: Warren Township Metropolitan School 
District, Indianapolis, IN.
    Requirement Waived: Section 1113(a)(2)(B) of the ESEA.
    Duration of Waiver: Three years.
    Date Granted: June 13, 1997.

Applying for a Waiver

    Requests for waivers that would be implemented and affect school-
level activities beginning with the semester immediately following 
January 1, 1998 must be submitted to the Department in substantially 
approvable form no later than October 1, 1997. Requests for waivers 
that would be implemented and affect school-level activities beginning 
with the 1998-1999 school year must be submitted to the Department in 
substantially approvable form no later than April 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Doherty at the Department's 
Waiver Assistance Line, (202) 401-7801. The Department's Waiver 
Guidance, which provides examples of waivers, explains the waiver 
authorities in detail, and describes how to apply for a waiver, is also 
available at this number. The Guidance and other information on 
flexibility also are available at the Department's World Wide Web site 
at http://www.ed.gov/flexibility.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the 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.

    Dated: August 28, 1997.
Marshall S. Smith,
Acting Deputy Secretary.
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