[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55689-55691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22127]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for Fiscal Year 2014 Awards; Impact Aid Section 8002 
Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice extending the application deadline for the Impact Aid 
fiscal year 2014 Section 8002 Grant Program. Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.041A.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary extends the deadline date for the submission of 
applications for Impact Aid fiscal year 2014 section 8002 grants to 
October 11, 2013. Impact Aid regulations specify that the annual 
application deadline is January 31. Due to changes in the applications 
that were necessitated by legislative amendments in the fiscal year 
2013 National Defense Appropriation Act, and the subsequent revision, 
production, and distribution of the application packages, the Secretary 
extends the deadline to October 11, 2013, for the potential applicants 
under section 8002 for Impact Aid assistance for fiscal year 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Robinson, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-6244. 
Telephone: (202) 260-3858 or by email: [email protected].
    If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.

DATES: Applications Available: August 22, 2013.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 11, 2013.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: December 10, 2013.
    The Secretary will also accept and approve for payment any 
otherwise approvable application that is received on or before the 60th 
calendar day after October 11, 2013, which is December 10, 2013, or the 
60th calendar day after the Secretary provides written notice via email 
to a local educational agency that applied in the previous year but did 
not apply by October 11, 2013. However, any applicant submitting an 
application after October 11, 2013 will have its payment reduced by 10 
percent of the amount it would have received had its application been 
filed by that date, consistent with 20 U.S.C. 7705 of the Impact Aid 
statute, as well as the program regulations at 34 CFR 222.6(b)(2).

Full Text of Announcement

I. Application and Submission Information

    1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an 
electronic application via the Internet at: www.G5.gov. For assistance, 
please contact the Impact Aid Program, U.S. Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-6244. Telephone: 
(202)260-3858, Fax: 1-866-799-1272, 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 a copy of the application 
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, 
or compact disc) by contacting the person or team listed under 
Accessible Format in section IV of this notice.
    2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements 
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you 
must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
    3. Submission Dates and Times:
    Applications Available: August 21, 2013.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 11, 2013.
    Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted 
electronically using G5, the Department's grant management system, 
accessible through the Department's G5 site. For information (including 
dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, 
please refer to section I.7. Other Submission Requirements of this 
notice.
    The Secretary will also accept and approve for payment any 
otherwise approvable application that is received on or before the 60th 
calendar day after October 11, 2013, which is December 10, 2013, or the 
60th day after the Secretary provides written notice via email to a 
local educational agency that applied in the previous year but did not 
apply by the deadline. However, any applicant submitting an application 
after October 11, 2013, will have its payment reduced by 10 percent of 
the amount it would have received had its application been filed by 
that date, consistent with 20 U.S.C. section 7705 of the Impact Aid 
statute, as well as the program regulations at 34 CFR 222.6(b)(2).
    Due to the legislative changes in the 2013 National Defense 
Authorization Act (Pub. L. 112-239), the application deadline is 
extended past the normal amendment deadline of September 30, 2013. This 
is an unusual situation for fiscal year 2014 applications, but we will 
accept amendments to applications filed by October 11, 2013, if those 
amendments are submitted before December 10, 2013, or before the 60th 
day after the Secretary provides written notice via email to a local 
educational agency that applied in the previous year but did not apply 
by October 11, 2013.
    Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or 
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact 
the office listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If the 
Department provides an accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual 
with a disability in connection with the application process, the 
individual's application remains subject to all other

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requirements and limitations in this notice.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: December 10, 2013.
    5. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to 
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. 
Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under 
Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this 
competition.
    6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification 
Number, and System for Award Management: To do business with the 
Department of Education, you must--
    a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a 
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
    b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the System for Award 
Management (SAM) (formerly the Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the 
Government's primary registrant database;
    c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
    d. Maintain an active SAM registration with current information 
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you 
are awarded a grant, during the project period.
    You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number 
can be created within one-to-two business days.
    If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or 
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service. 
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal 
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a 
new TIN, please allow 2-5 weeks for your TIN to become active.
    The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business 
days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the 
completeness and accuracy of the data entered into the SAM database by 
an entity. Thus, if you think you might want to apply for Federal 
financial assistance under a program administered by the Department, 
please allow sufficient time to obtain and register your DUNS number 
and TIN. We strongly recommend that you register early.

    Note:  Once your SAM registration is active, you will need to 
allow 24 to 48 hours for the information to be available in 
Grants.gov. and before you can submit an application through 
Grants.gov.

    If you are currently registered with SAM, you may not need to make 
any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated with 
your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will need to update 
your registration annually. This may take three or more business days.
    Information about SAM is available at www.SAM.gov. To further 
assist you with obtaining and registering your DUNS number and TIN in 
SAM or updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a SAM.gov 
Tip Sheet, which you can find at: http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
    In addition, if you are submitting your application via Grants.gov, 
you must (1) be designated by your organization as an Authorized 
Organization Representative (AOR); and (2) register yourself with 
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these steps are outlined at the 
following Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.
    7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under the 
Impact Aid Section 8002 Grant Program--CFDA 84.041A, must be submitted 
electronically using the G5 system, accessible through the Department's 
G5 site at www.G5.gov. We will reject your application if you submit it 
in paper format.
    While completing your electronic application, you will be entering 
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not email an 
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
    Please note the following:
     You must complete the electronic submission of your grant 
application before midnight, Washington, DC time, on the application 
deadline date. G5 will not accept an application for this competition 
after 11:59:59 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline 
date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the 
application deadline date to begin the application process.
     The hours of operation of the G5 Web site are 6:00 a.m. 
Monday until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until 8:00 
p.m. Sunday, Washington, DC time. Please note that, because of 
maintenance, the system is unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and 
6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6:00 a.m. 
on Thursdays, Washington, DC time. Any modifications to these hours are 
posted on the G5 Web site.
     You must submit all documents electronically, including 
all information you typically provide on the following forms: the 
Application for Section 8002 and all necessary signature pages.
     You must upload any supporting documentation to your 
application as files in a PDF (Portable Document) read-only, non-
modifiable format. Do not upload an interactive or fillable PDF file. 
If you upload a file type other than a read-only, non-modifiable PDF or 
submit a password protected file, we will not review that material.
     Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may 
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
     After you electronically submit your application, you will 
receive an automatic acknowledgment.
     By the application deadline date, you must fax or email a 
signed copy of the cover page and the assurances for the Section 8002 
application to the Impact Aid Program, following these steps:
    (1) Print a copy of the application from G5 for your records.
    (2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign and date 
the cover page and assurances page. These forms must be submitted by 
the application deadline in order to be considered for funding under 
this program.
    (3) Fax or email the signed cover page and assurances page for the 
Section 8002 application to the Impact Aid Program at 1-866-799-1272 or 
by email to [email protected]. These forms must be submitted before 
midnight, Washington, DC time, of the application deadline in order to 
be considered for funding under this program.
     We may request that you provide us original signatures on 
other forms at a later date.
    Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of G5 System 
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting 
your application on the application deadline date because the G5 system 
is unavailable, we will grant you an extension until midnight, 
Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to 
transmit your application electronically. We will grant this extension 
if--
    (1) You are a registered user of the G5 system and you have 
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
    (2)(a) G5 is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between the hours 
of 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application 
deadline date; or
    (b) G5 is unavailable for any period of time between 11:00 p.m. and 
midnight, Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
    We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability 
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to 
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may 
contact either

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(1) the office listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT or (2) the G5 help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If G5 is 
unavailable due to technical problems with the system and, therefore, 
the application deadline is extended, an email will be sent to all 
registered users who have initiated a G5 application. Extensions 
referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the G5 
system.

II. Rulemaking

    Section 222.3 of CFR Title 34, which establishes the annual January 
31 Impact Aid application deadline, is currently in effect. However, 
due to changes in the applications that were necessitated by 
legislative amendments in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act 
(Pub. L. 112-239) and the related revision, production, and 
distribution of the application packages, the Secretary extends the 
deadline for the potential applicants under section 8002 for fiscal 
year 2014. Because this amendment makes a procedural change for this 
year only as a result of unique circumstances, proposed rulemaking is 
not required under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). In addition, the Secretary has 
waived rulemaking under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) for the one-time suspension 
of the regulatory deadline date because it would be impracticable and 
contrary to the public interest. It would be impracticable because 
Section 8002 applicants need to be able to submit an FY 2014 
application as soon as possible after January 31, 2013, to receive 
funding for their 2013-2014 school year on a timely basis. The months 
required for rulemaking would make it impossible for districts to 
receive this annual funding in a timely manner. Rulemaking would also 
be contrary to the public interest because the Department's ability to 
make FY 2014 payments would be stalled, thus affecting school districts 
in their planning and provision of services.

IV. Other Information

    Accessible Format: 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) on request to 
the program contact listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    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 
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well 
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:  20 U.S.C. 7702.

    Dated: September 6, 2013.
Deborah S. Delisle,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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