[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 41210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11560]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Extension of Obligation Deadline for the Emergency 
Impact Aid for Displaced Students Program Under Section 107 of the 
Hurricane Education Recovery Act, Division B, Title IV of Public Law 
109-148

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of 
Education.

SUMMARY: The Secretary extends, to September 30, 2006, the obligation 
deadline for all State educational agency (SEA) grantees and local 
educational agency (LEA) subgrantees under the Emergency Impact Aid for 
Displaced Students (Emergency Impact Aid) program for fiscal year (FY) 
2006. We take this action because additional funding for this program 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita of the 2005 hurricane season was recently made 
available under Title II, Chapter 6 of the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane 
Recovery, 2006, Public Law 109-234.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Catherine Schagh, Director, Impact 
Aid Program, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
room 3E105, Washington, DC 20202-6244. Telephone: (202) 260-3858 or by 
e-mail: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the 
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with 
disabilities can obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., 
Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to 
the program contact person listed in this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 12, 2006, we published a notice in the Federal Register 
(71 FR 2027) announcing the initial availability of funds and 
application deadline for assistance under the Emergency Impact Aid 
program. The notice included a number of application requirements 
regarding deadlines and student enrollment data and also indicated that 
all SEAs, LEAs, and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)-funded schools must 
obligate all funds received under section 107 of the Hurricane 
Education Recovery Act by July 31, 2006.
    On June 15, 2006, the President signed H.R. 4939, the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006, Public Law 109-234. This law made an 
additional $235,000,000 available for the Emergency Impact Aid program 
and provided us with the authority to extend the obligation period for 
the use of the new and initial section 107 funds until September 30, 
2006. The Secretary is granting this extension to all SEA grantees and 
LEA or BIA-funded school subgrantees that find it necessary to use it, 
provided that all section 107 funds are used only for expenses incurred 
during the 2005-2006 school year. We strongly encourage all entities to 
make their best effort to complete all obligations in advance of the 
September 30 date to avoid the lapse of these funds. This action does 
not change any of the other requirements included in the initial 
January 12, 2006, notice published in the Federal Register or in the 
program guidance.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.938C Emergency 
Impact Aid for Displaced Students)

    Program Authority: Division B, Title IV of Pub. L. 109-148 and 
Title II, Chapter 6 of Pub. L. 109-234.

    Dated: July 17, 2006.
Henry L. Johnson,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
 [FR Doc. E6-11560 Filed 7-19-06; 8:45 am]
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