[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66182-66183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26915]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Race to the Top--District

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice reopening the Race to the Top--District competition.

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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.416.

SUMMARY: The Secretary reopens the Race to the Top--District 
competition to extend the deadline for submitting applications. 
Hurricane Sandy prevented many applicants from submitting their 
applications by the October 30, 2012, deadline. The hurricane also 
closed Federal Government offices in Washington, DC, on October 29 and 
30, 2012. The Department, therefore, could not receive applications on 
those days.
    For local educational agencies located in States affected by 
Hurricane Sandy and for which the President has issued a major disaster 
declaration or an emergency declaration, the new deadline is 4:30 p.m. 
Washington, DC time on Wednesday, November 7, 2012. For local 
educational agencies everywhere else, the new deadline is 4:30 p.m. 
Washington, DC time on Friday, November 2, 2012.

DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:
    For local educational agencies located in States affected by 
Hurricane Sandy and for which the President has issued either a major 
disaster declaration or an emergency declaration: November 7, 2012. For 
local educational agencies located everywhere else: November 2, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meredith Farace, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 7e208, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-6800. Fax: (202) 401-1557.
    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: On August 16, 2012, we published in the 
Federal Register (77 FR 49654) a notice inviting applications for the 
Race to the Top--District competition. That notice established an 
October 30, 2012, deadline for submitting applications. We are 
extending that deadline because Hurricane Sandy prevented many 
applicants from submitting their applications by that deadline. The 
hurricane also closed Federal Government offices in Washington, DC, on 
October 29 and 30, 2012. The Department, therefore, could not receive 
applications on those days. For local educational agencies located in 
States affected by Hurricane Sandy and for which the President has 
issued a major disaster declaration or an emergency declaration, the 
new deadline is 4:30 p.m. Washington, DC time on Wednesday, November 7, 
2012. For local educational agencies located everywhere else, the new 
deadline is

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4:30 p.m. Washington, DC time on Friday, November 2, 2012.
    An eligible applicant that submitted an application by the October 
30, 2012, deadline does not need to re-submit its application but may 
choose to do so. If you re-submit your application, we will consider 
the most recently submitted complete application.
    All information in the August 16, 2012, notice for this competition 
remains the same, except for the change in the deadline for submitting 
applications. Information about the Race to the Top--District program 
is available on the Department's Web site at 
http:[sol][sol]www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop-district/index.html.

    Note: Applications for grants under this competition must be 
submitted in electronic format on a CD or DVD, with CD-ROM or DVD-
ROM preferred, by mail or hand delivery. For complete information 
about how to submit an application, please refer to the Application 
and Submission Information section in the August 16, 2012, notice, 
available at http:[sol][sol]www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop-
district/index.html.

    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 the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the 
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
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as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the 
site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department. Program Authority: Sections 14005 and 14006 of the 
ARRA (Pub. L. 111-5), as amended by section 1832(b) of Division B of 
the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2011 (Pub. L. 112-10), and the Department of Education Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (Title III of Division F of Pub. L. 112-74, the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2012).

    Dated: October 31, 2012.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2012-26915 Filed 10-31-12; 4:15 pm]
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