[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40129-40130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16026]
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED-2013-OESE-0016]
Request for Information (RFI) to Gather Technical Expertise
Pertaining to the Identification and Placement of Native American
Students Who Are English Learners in Language Instruction Educational
Programs
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department
of Education.
ACTION: Request for information; notice to reopen the public comment
period.
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SUMMARY: On March 4, 2013, we published in the Federal Register an RFI
that established a May 3, 2013, 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 submissions must be received by the Department on or
before August 2, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via U.S. mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not
accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those submitted after
the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies,
please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the
Docket ID and the term ``Identification of English Learner Native
American Students 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 ``Are you new to the site.''
U.S. Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you
mail or deliver your comments about this RFI, address them to Supreet
Anand, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Attention: Native
American English Learner RFI, U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W106, Washington, DC 20202-6132.
Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all
comments received from members of the public 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.
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Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the subject matter,
some comments may include proprietary information as it relates to
confidential commercial information. The Freedom of Information Act
defines ``confidential commercial information'' as information the
disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to cause substantial
competitive harm. You may wish to request that we not disclose what you
regard as confidential commercial information.
To assist us in making a determination on your request, we
encourage you to identify any specific information that you consider
confidential commercial information. Please list the information by
page and paragraph numbers.
While this RFI is seeking to gather information related to policies
and practices, you should still make certain your comments do not
include disclosures of personally identifiable information from
students' education records in a manner that violates the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Supreet Anand, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W106, Washington, DC 20202-
6132 by phone at 202-401-9795.
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 March 4, 2013, we published an RFI in the Federal Register (78
FR 14084) to collect information about practices used by local
educational agencies (LEAs) receiving Title III of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA) funds to accurately identify
Native American students in grades K-12 as English learners and to
appropriately place these students in language instruction educational
programs (LIEPs). The deadline for written submissions during the
initial comment period was May 3, 2013. We are reopening the comment
period for written submissions in response to the RFI notice through
August 2, 2013. We are reopening the comment period to maximize
opportunities for State educational agencies, LEAs, schools, tribes,
and other interested entities to identify and share practices for
accurately identifying Native American students who are English
learners.
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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Dated: June 28, 2013.
Deborah S. Delisle,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2013-16026 Filed 7-2-13; 8:45 am]
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