[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 60268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23908]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Race to the Top--District

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

ACTION: Notice extending the deadline of the fiscal year (FY) 2013 Race 
to the Top--District competition for certain local educational 
agencies.

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

SUMMARY: The Secretary is extending the application deadline in the FY 
2013 Race to the Top--District competition for certain local 
educational agencies (LEAs). The Secretary takes this action to allow 
more time for the preparation and submission of applications by 
potential applicants adversely affected by flooding in certain counties 
in Colorado. The extension is intended to help these potential 
applicants compete fairly with other applicants in this competition.

DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: For LEAs located in 
Colorado counties designated for Individual Assistance or Public 
Assistance under the Presidential major disaster (DR-4145) or emergency 
(EM-3365) declarations resulting from the September 2013 severe storms, 
flooding, landslides, and mudslides (the Affected Counties), and for 
consortium applicants that include one or more LEAs located in those 
counties, the new deadline is 4:30:00 p.m. Washington, DC time on 
Thursday, October 10, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Butler, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 7e214, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202) 453-6800 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See Emergency (EM-3365) available at: http://www.fema.gov/disaster/3365/designated-areas and Major Disaster (DR-
4145) available at: http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4145/designated-areas.
    This extended deadline applies to consortium applicants that 
include one or more LEAs located in the Affected Counties.
    The original deadline of October 3, 2013, still applies for 
individual LEA applicants not located in the Affected Counties and for 
consortium applicants that consist solely of LEAs not located in the 
Affected Counties.
    All other information in the August 6, 2013, Notice Inviting 
Applications (78 FR 48006) for this competition remains the same.
    Information about the Race to the Top--District program is 
available on the Department's Web site at http://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.
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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: September 26, 2013.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2013-23908 Filed 9-30-13; 8:45 am]
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