[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10480-10481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4760]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Impact Aid Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice reopening the application deadline date for Impact Aid 
fiscal year (FY) 2000 section 8002 grants and FY 2001 section 8003 
grants.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary reopens the deadline date for the submission of 
applications for Impact Aid FY 2000 section 8002 grants and FY 2001 
section 8003 grants until February 29, 2000. Impact Aid regulations at 
34 CFR 222.3 specify that the annual application deadline date is 
January 31. The Secretary takes this action to allow more time for the 
preparation and submission of applications by potential applicants 
adversely affected by severe inclement weather conditions throughout 
the Nation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice reopening the application deadline date to 
February 29, 2000, for Impact Aid FY 2000 section 8002 grants and FY 
2001 section 8003 grants is effective February 28, 2000.

DEADLINE DATE FOR TRANSMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS: February 29, 2000. The 
Secretary will also accept and approve for payment any otherwise 
approvable application from applicants that is received on or before 
the 60th calendar day after February 29, 2000, which is April 29 or its 
next business day, May 1, 2000. However, any applicant meeting the 
conditions of the preceding sentence will have its payment reduced by 
10 percent of the amount it would have received had its application 
been filed by February 29, 2000.

DEADLINE DATE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: In accordance with 34 CFR 
222.3(c), the deadline date for the transmittal of comments on the 
applications by State educational agencies is March 15, 2000.

FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Impact Aid Program, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-
6244. Telephone: (202) 260-3858. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary reopens the deadline for 
potential applicants under sections 8002 and 8003 for Impact Aid 
assistance for the respective years specified. Section 8003 applicants 
should use a survey date for their student counts that is at least 
three days after the start of the 1999-2000 school year and before the 
reopened deadline of February 29, 2000.
    Waiver of rulemaking. Currently, 34 CFR 222.3, which establishes 
the annual January 31 Impact Aid application deadline, is in effect. 
However, applicants may not have sufficient time to gather data and 
comply with that annual deadline because they were adversely affected 
by severe weather conditions. Because this amendment makes a procedural 
change for this year only as a result of unique circumstances for 
potential applicants, proposed rulemaking is not required under 5 
U.S.C. 553(b)(A). In addition, the Secretary has determined under 5 
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) that proposed rulemaking on this one-time suspension 
of the regulatory deadline date is impracticable, unnecessary, and 
contrary to the public interest.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7705.

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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.041)

    Dated: February 23, 2000.
Richard W. Riley,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 00-4760 Filed 2-25-00; 8:45 am]
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