[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41176-41177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17035]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket ID ED-2012-OVAE-0014]


Notice Reopening the Request for Information (RFI) on Strategies 
for Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth

AGENCY: Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice reopening comment period.

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SUMMARY: On June 4, 2012, we published in the Federal Register (77 FR 
32959) an RFI that established a July 5, 2012, deadline for the 
submission of written comments. We are reopening the public comment 
period to give interested parties additional time to submit written 
comments.

DATES: Written comments must be received by July 31, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
or via U.S. mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not 
accept comments by fax or by email. To ensure that we do not receive 
duplicate copies, please submit your comments only one time. In 
addition, please include the

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Docket ID and the term ``Performance Partnership Response'' at the top 
of your comments.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to 
submit your comments electronically. Information on using 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, 
submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site 
under ``How to Use This Site.''
     U.S. Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you 
mail or deliver your comments, address them to Annie Blackledge, 
Attention: Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth RFI, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 11089, Potomac 
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-7241.
     Privacy Note: The Department's policy for comments 
received from members of the public (including comments submitted by 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery) is to make these 
submissions available for public viewing in their entirety on the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Therefore, 
commenters should be careful to include in their comments only 
information that they wish to make publicly available on the Internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg Massey by email: 
[email protected]; or Annie Blackledge 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 4, 2012, we published in the Federal Register (77 FR 32959) 
an RFI notice. That notice established a July 5, 2012, deadline for the 
submission of comments on strategies for improving outcomes for 
disconnected youth. We are reopening the comment period for written 
comments in response to the RFI notice and establishing a new July 31, 
2012 comment deadline. We are reopening the comment period to provide 
additional time for State and local agencies and other interested 
parties to respond to the questions in the June 4, 2012, Federal 
Register notice (77 FR 32959) with recommendations on effective 
approaches for improving outcomes for disconnected youth by working 
across Federal, State, and local community programs and systems that 
provide services to those youth.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
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    Dated: July 9, 2012.
Johan Uvin,
Delegated Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education.
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