[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 72851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28799]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Chapters I-VI

RIN 1894-AA05
[Docket ID ED-2013-OII-0110]


Proposed Priority--Promise Zones

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed priority; notice to reopen the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 25, 2013, the Secretary of Education (Secretary) 
published in the Federal Register (78 FR 63913) a notice of proposed 
priority regarding the expansion of Department of Education 
(Department) programs and projects that support activities in 
designated Promise Zones. This notice established a November 25, 2013, 
deadline for the submission of written comments. We are reopening the 
public comment period until December 13, 2013.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before December 13, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not 
accept comments by fax or email. To ensure that we do not receive 
duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. In addition, 
please include the Docket ID 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 ``How to Use This Site.''
     Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you 
mail or deliver your comments about these proposed regulations, address 
them to Jane Hodgdon, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue 
SW., Room 4W219, LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-3970.
    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 they wish to make publicly 
available.

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Hodgdon. Telephone: 202-453-6620. 
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: Background: The Promise Zones notice of 
proposed priority we published on October 25, 2013, set November 25, 
2013, as the closing dates for comments. However, www.regulations.gov, 
the Government-wide portal that allows the public to comment 
electronically on notices in the Federal Register, was unavailable for 
public use most of November 4-6, 2013, and November 10-12, 2013. We 
reopen the comment period from December 4, 2013 through December 13, 
2013 to give the public the full 30 days to provide comments.
    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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document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
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    Dated: November 26, 2013.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2013-28799 Filed 12-3-13; 8:45 am]
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