[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24480-24481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9855]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Application for New Awards; Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee 
Program--Reopening the AP Test Fee Fiscal Year 2012 Competition

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department 
of Education.

ACTION: Notice reopening the AP Test Fee fiscal year 2012 competition.

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    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.330B.
SUMMARY: On February 15, 2012, we published in the Federal Register (77 
FR 8848) a notice inviting applications for the AP Test Fee fiscal year 
(FY) 2012 competition (February 15 notice). That notice established an 
April 6, 2012, deadline for eligible applicants to apply for funding 
under this program.
    We are reopening the competition to eligible applicants because 
additional funds have become available. The February 15 notice stated 
that for FY 2012, the Department expected to award $19,962,200 in new 
grants under this program. Based on the anticipated number of 
applicants and other information available to the Department, we 
expected this amount to be sufficient to pay up to $38 per advanced 
placement exam for up to three exams per low-income student.
    An additional $4,750,000 in FY 2012 funds have become available. 
Based on the anticipated number of applicants and other information 
available to the Department, we expect the new total amount of funds 
available for awards, $24,712,200, to be sufficient to pay the full 
cost of each advanced placement exam, with no limitation on the number 
of exams per low-income student.
    We are reopening the FY 2012 competition to give eligible 
applicants an opportunity to submit revised applications that reflect 
the new total amount of funds available for new awards.
    All information in the February 15, notice for this competition 
remains the same, except for the changes in funding described above and 
the following changes to DATES.

DATES: Applications Available: April 24, 2012.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 4, 2012.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 3, 2012.

    Note: Applications for grants under the AP Test Fee program, 
CFDA number 84.330B, must be submitted electronically using the 
Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this 
site, you will be able to download a copy of the application 
package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your 
application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant 
application to us. For information about how to submit your 
application electronically, please refer to Electronic Submission of 
Applications in the February 15 notice.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francisco Ramirez, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 3E224, Washington, DC 20202-
6200. Telephone: (202) 260-1541 or by email: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy 
of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 
large print, audiotape, or compact disc) by contacting the program 
person listed in this section.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is

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    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6534.

    Dated: April 19, 2012.
Michael Yudin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2012-9855 Filed 4-23-12; 8:45 am]
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