[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 22204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08795]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Chapter II

[Docket ID ED-2015-OESE-0130]


Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Schedule of Committee Meetings

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

ACTION: Intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee.

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SUMMARY: On February 4, 2016, we announced our intention to establish a 
negotiated rulemaking committee prior to publishing proposed 
regulations to implement part A of title I, Improving Basic Programs 
Operated by Local Educational Agencies, of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds 
Act (ESSA). We also announced the schedule for three sessions of 
committee meetings and the location for each of those meetings. We now 
announce a change of location for the meeting on the first day of the 
third session.

DATES: The dates, times, and locations of the committee meetings are 
set out in the Schedule for Negotiations section in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Butler, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W246, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone (202) 260-9737 or by email: [email protected].
    For general information about the negotiated rulemaking process, 
see The Negotiated Rulemaking Process for the Every Student Succeeds 
Act--Frequently Asked Questions, available at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/essanegregnoticefaqs02022016.pdf.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf or a text 
telephone, call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 4, 2016, we published a notice in the Federal Register 
(81 FR 5969) announcing our intention to establish a negotiated 
rulemaking committee prior to publishing proposed regulations to 
implement part A of title I of the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA. We 
explained that the negotiated rulemaking committee would be convened to 
address proposed regulations that would: (1) Update existing assessment 
regulations to reflect changes to section 1111(b)(2) of the ESEA; and 
(2) relate to the requirement under section 1118(b) of the ESEA that 
title I, part A funds be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-
Federal funds. In the February 4, 2016, notice, we set a schedule for 
three sessions of committee meetings, including an optional third 
session from April 18-April 19, 2016, if the committee determined that 
a third session would enable the committee to complete its work of 
developing regulations that reflect a final consensus of the committee. 
We also announced the date, time, and locations of the three sessions.
    We now announce that the April 18, 2016, meeting of the committee 
will be held at a different location than indicated in the February 4, 
2016, notice.
    Schedule for Negotiations: The committee will meet for its third 
session on April 18-April 19, 2016. The committee meetings will run 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
    The April 18, 2016, committee meeting will be held at the U.S. 
Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 22202. The April 19, 2016, committee meeting will be 
held at the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20202.
    The meetings are open to the public.
    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 program contact person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    The negotiated rulemaking meeting sites are accessible to 
individuals with disabilities. If you need an auxiliary aid or service 
to participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive 
listening device, or materials in alternative format), notify the 
program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 
advance of the scheduled meeting date. We will make every effort to 
meet any request we receive.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
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Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
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    Dated: April 12, 2016.
John B. King, Jr.,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2016-08795 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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