[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 4261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01464]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Corrections to Points Awarded for Competitive Preference 
Priorities and Updated Links to Two Studies; Student Support Services 
Program

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Overview Information: Student Support Services (SSS) Program; 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.042A.
SUMMARY: On December 18, 2014, we published a notice in the Federal 
Register (79 FR 75722) inviting applications for new awards for fiscal 
year (FY) 2015 for the SSS Program. The U.S. Department of Education 
(Department) is providing corrections to the point allocation 
information for Competitive Preference Priority (CPP) 1(a)--Influencing 
the Development of Non-Cognitive Factors; CPP 1(b)--Strategies to 
Influence the Development of Non-Cognitive Factors Supported by 
Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness; and CPP 2(a)--Providing 
Individualized Counseling for Personal, Career, and Academic Matters. 
In addition, the Department is providing updated links to two studies 
associated with the CPPs.

DATES: Applications Available: December 18, 2014.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 2, 2015.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 2, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ReShone Moore, Ph.D., U.S. Department 
of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 7000, Washington, DC 20006-8510. 
Telephone: (202) 502-7893 or by email: [email protected] or, if 
unavailable, Lavelle Wright, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K 
Street NW., Room 7000, Washington, DC 20006-8510. Telephone: (202) 502-
7674 or by email: [email protected].
    If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 18, 2014, we published a notice 
in the Federal Register (79 FR 75722) inviting applications for new 
awards for FY 2015 for the SSS Program. It has come to the Department's 
attention that information regarding the point allocation for CPPs 
1(a), 1(b), and 2(a) is inaccurate. The December 18, 2014 notice 
inviting applications incorrectly states that ``up to'' one additional 
point is available for each of CPPs 1(a) and 2(a) and ``up to'' two 
additional points are available for CPP 1(b). Through this notice, the 
Department is providing a correction to CPPs 1(a), 1(b), and 2(a) by 
deleting the phrase ``up to'' from the point allocations for each of 
these CPPs. Under this competition, applicants will be able to earn one 
additional point for CPP 1(a) and two additional points for CPP 1(b). 
Additionally, under this competition, applicants will be able to earn 
one additional point for CPP 2(a) and two additional points for CPP 
2(b). No partial points will be awarded for addressing any portion of 
the CPPs.
    Lastly, it also has come to the Department's attention that the 
links to two studies associated with the CCPs are inoperable. 
Therefore, to assist potential applicants in responding to the CPPs, we 
are providing updated links to the two studies. The updated links are 
listed below:

Bettinger, E.P., & Baker, R. (2011). The effects of student coaching 
in college: An evaluation of a randomized experiment in student 
mentoring.
https://ed.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/bettinger_baker_030711.pdf
Walton, G.M. & Cohen, G.L. (2011). A brief social-belonging 
intervention improves academic and health outcomes of minority 
students. Science, 331, 1447-1451.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6023/1447.full

All other information in the December 18, 2014, notice remains 
unchanged, except for the CPP point corrections and the study link 
updates. The deadline for transmittal of applications of February 2, 
2015 and the deadline for intergovernmental review of April 2, 2015 
remain unchanged.
    Accessible Format: 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 program 
contact person listed in this section.
    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 
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site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
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    Dated: January 22, 2015.
Ericka M. Miller,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2015-01464 Filed 1-26-15; 8:45 am]
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