[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25062-25063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10031]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Program for Construction, Renovation, Repair or Expansion of 
Public Schools Located on Military Installations

AGENCY: Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Defense was previously authorized to 
establish a limited program to construct, renovate, repair, or expand 
elementary and

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secondary public schools on military installations in order to address 
capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools. Pursuant 
to Section 8108 of Public Law 113-6, the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, Congress made available an 
additional $270 million for the program and added a new eligibility 
criterion. This notice explains the additional criterion and the 
procedures for the DoD program, administered by OEA, to distribute the 
$270 million.

DATES: Not applicable. Funds will be distributed until exhausted, as 
described in the Federal Register notice dated September 9, 2011 (76 FR 
55883-55886) and this notice.

ADDRESSES: Not applicable. Appropriate information will be provided 
directly to invited applicants.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David F. Witschi, Associate Director, 
OEA, telephone: (703) 697-2130, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please refer to the Federal Funding 
Opportunity Title: Department of Defense Program for Construction, 
Renovation, Repair or Expansion of Public Schools Located on Military 
Installations.
    Announcement Type: Federal Funding Opportunity.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 12.600.
    Date: September 9, 2011.
    The Secretary of Defense is authorized by Section 8108 of Public 
Law 113-6, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2013, and is choosing to act through OEA, to provide up to $270 million 
``to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other 
Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and 
secondary public schools on military installations in order to address 
capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools: Provided 
further, that in making such funds available, OEA shall give priority 
consideration to those military installations with schools having the 
most serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as determined 
by the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, that funds may not be 
made available for a school unless its enrollment of Department of 
Defense-connected children is greater than 50 percent.
    Section 8109 of Public Law 112-10, the Department of Defense and 
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, and Section 8118 of 
Public Law 112-74, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, 
previously provided a total of $500 million to construct, renovate, 
repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military 
installations. OEA announced procedures for administering this program 
in a Federal Register notice dated September 9, 2011 (76 FR 55883-
55886). This notice explains an additional project eligibility 
criterion applicable to the additional $270 million provided by 
Congress pursuant to Section 8108 of Public Law 113-6.
    1. Additional Eligibility Criteria applicable to the $270 million 
provided by Section 8108 of Public Law 113-6:
    a. Funds may not be made available to a school unless its 
enrollment of defense-connected children is greater than 50%.
    b. For the purposes of this program, the term ``Defense-connected 
children'' is defined as children of a uniformed Military Service 
member, and children who have a parent who is both a civilian and works 
on a military installation.
    c. The determination of compliance with this criterion will be 
based on Fiscal Year 2012 school enrollment data reported to the U.S. 
Department of Education by May 1, 2013.
    2. The additional criterion described above is not applicable to 
funding previously provided under Section 8109 of Public Law 112-10, 
the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2011, or Section 8118 of Public Law 112-74, the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2012.
    3. All other information announced in the September 9, 2011 notice, 
including proposal and application submission information, remains 
unchanged.
    4. Agency Contacts.
    For further information, to answer questions regarding this notice, 
or for help with problems, contact: David F. Witschi, OEA Associate 
Director, telephone: (703) 697-2130, email: [email protected] 
or regular mail at 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 520, Arlington, VA 22202-
3711.
    5. Other Information.
    The OMB Control Number for information collection related to this 
notice is 0790-0006; expires July 31, 2015.
    The OEA Internet address is http://www.oea.gov.

    Dated: April 23, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-10031 Filed 4-26-13; 8:45 am]
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