[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 34 (Monday, February 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8073-8074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3814]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; List of 
Correspondence

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: List of correspondence from July 1, 2008 through September 30, 
2008.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing the following list pursuant to 
section 607(f) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(IDEA). Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, the Secretary is required, on 
a quarterly basis, to publish in the Federal Register a list of 
correspondence from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) 
received by individuals during the previous quarter that describes the 
interpretations of the Department of the IDEA or the regulations that 
implement the IDEA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel Nishi or Mary Louise Dirrigl. 
Telephone: (202) 245-7468.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you can 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of this notice in 
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or 
computer diskette) on request to the contact persons listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following list identifies correspondence 
from the Department issued from July 1, 2008 through September 30, 
2008. Included on the list are those letters that contain 
interpretations of the requirements of the IDEA and its implementing 
regulations, as well as letters and other documents that the Department 
believes will assist the public in understanding the requirements of 
the law and its regulations. The date of and topic addressed by each 
letter are identified, and summary information is also provided, as 
appropriate. To protect the privacy interests of the individual or 
individuals involved, personally identifiable information has been 
redacted, as appropriate.

Part B--Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities

Section 612--State Eligibility

    Topic Addressed: Least Restrictive Environment.
    [cir] Letter dated July 9, 2008 to Vermont Parent Information 
Center Lead Family Consultant Martha Frank, clarifying the factors that 
must be considered when a parent requests a public placement for their 
child at a private postsecondary institution.
    Topic Addressed: State Educational Agency General Supervisory 
Authority.
    [cir] Letter dated July 1, 2008 to individuals (personally 
identifiable information redacted), concerning requirements for timely 
State complaint resolutions.
    [cir] Letter dated July 1, 2008 to Decatur, Georgia Attorney 
Jonathan A. Zimring concerning the minimum State complaint procedures 
in the regulations for Part B of the IDEA and concerns about the 
Georgia State educational agency's resolution of a particular State 
complaint.
    [cir] Letter dated July 9, 2008 to individual (personally 
identifiable information redacted), concerning the minimum State 
complaint procedures in the regulations for Part B of the IDEA and 
concerns about a State educational agency's resolution of a particular 
State complaint.
    [cir] Letter dated July 9, 2008 to The ARC of Pennsylvania 
Executive Director Stephen H. Suroviec, declining his request for the 
Office of Special Education Programs to conduct an investigation of the 
Pennsylvania Department of Education's (PDE) due process system, 
describing the minimum State complaint procedures in the regulations 
for Part B of the IDEA,

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and responding to concerns about the PDE's resolution of a particular 
State complaint.
    [cir] Letter dated August 7, 2008 to Idaho Commission for the Blind 
and Visually Impaired Administrator Angela Jones, concerning a separate 
State agency that would provide outreach programs for children who are 
blind or visually impaired.
    Topic Addressed: Obligations Related to and Methods of Ensuring 
Services.
    [cir] Letter dated July 23, 2008 to Kinney Management Services, LLC 
representative Joseph Kinney, reiterating the Department's position 
that Medicaid billing issues are governed primarily by Medicaid 
requirements and State law, and explaining the parental consent 
requirements that apply when access to public benefits or insurance is 
sought.

Section 615--Procedural Safeguards

    Topic Addressed: Prior Written Notice.
    [cir] Letter dated August 15, 2008 to Missouri Department of 
Elementary and Secondary Education Assistant Commissioner Heidi Atkins 
Lieberman, concerning whether the prior written notice requirements in 
Part B of the IDEA are applicable when a parent proposes a change or a 
public agency proposes a change with which a parent agrees.
    Topic Addressed: Protections for Children Not Yet Eligible for 
Special Education and Related Services.
    [cir] Letter dated August 15, 2008 to Kentucky School Boards 
Association Senior Attorney Teresa T. Combs, clarifying the 
requirements in Part B of the IDEA that apply to evaluations of 
children suspected of having specific learning disabilities when those 
students are subject to disciplinary measures.

Part C--Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities

Section 632--Definitions

    Topic Addressed: Early Intervention Services.
    [cir] Letter dated July 1, 2008 to District of Columbia State 
Superintendent of Education's Early Care and Education Administration's 
Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Division Program Manager Tracie 
Bullock Dickson, concerning when nebulizer treatments may be considered 
a health service under Part C of the IDEA.

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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.027, Assistance to 
States for Education of Children with Disabilities)

    Delegation of Authority: The Secretary of Education has delegated 
authority to Andrew J. Pepin, Executive Administrator for Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services to perform the functions of the 
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

    Dated: February 18, 2009.
Andrew J. Pepin,
Executive Administrator for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
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