[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2333-2334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00172]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


List of Correspondence From January 1, 2015 Through March 31, 
2015 and April 1, 2015 Through June 30, 2015

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing the following list of 
correspondence from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) 
received by individuals during the first and second quarters of 2015. 
The correspondence describes the Department's interpretations of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or the regulations 
that implement the IDEA. This list and the letters or other documents 
described in this list, with personally identifiable information 
redacted, as appropriate, can be found at: www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Spataro or Mary Louise 
Dirrigl. Telephone: (202) 245-7605.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), you can call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll 
free, at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of this list and 
the letters or other documents described in this list in an accessible 
format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) by 
contacting Jessica Spataro or Mary Louise Dirrigl at (202) 245-7605.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following list identifies correspondence 
from the Department issued from January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015 
and April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015. Under section 607(f) of the 
IDEA, the Secretary is required to publish this list quarterly in the 
Federal Register. The list includes those letters that contain 
interpretations of the requirements of the IDEA and its implementing 
regulations, as well as letters and other documents that the Department 
believes will assist the public in understanding the requirements of 
the law. The list identifies the date and topic of each letter and 
provides summary information, as appropriate. To protect the privacy 
interests of the individual or individuals involved, personally 
identifiable information has been redacted, as appropriate.

Part B--Assistance for Education of all Children With Disabilities

Section 612--State Eligibility

Topic Addressed: State Educational Agency General Supervisory Authority
     Dear Colleague Letter dated April 15, 2015, providing 
guidance on best practices for the appropriate use of IDEA's dispute 
resolution procedures and the importance of avoiding conflicting 
decisions when a public agency files a due process complaint on the 
same issues that are the subject of a parent's pending State complaint.
     Letter dated May 19, 2015, to Mississippi Department of 
Education, Special Assistant Attorney General Heather S. Deaton, 
regarding the State's

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duty to implement corrective actions to address the findings in a State 
complaint decision, and the types of corrective actions that can be 
ordered when a parent subsequently files a due process complaint 
involving some of the same issues.

Section 615--Procedural Safeguards

Topic Addressed: Impartial Due Process Hearings
     Letter dated January 7, 2015, to Minnesota attorney 
Margaret O'Sullivan Kane, regarding two issues related to due process 
hearings in Minnesota.
Topic Addressed: Independent Educational Evalutions
     Letter dated February 23, 2015, to individual Debbie Baus, 
regarding a parent's right to request an independent educational 
evaluation at public expense in an area that was not previously 
assessed by the public agency, and the public agency's responsibilities 
after the parent makes the request.
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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 
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as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or 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.

    Dated: January 4, 2017.
Sue Swenson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services, delegated the authority to perform the functions and duties 
of the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2017-00172 Filed 1-6-17; 8:45 am]
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