[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24092-24093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11181]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Extension of Deadlines for Transmittal of Applications; Hurricane 
Education Recovery

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

ACTION: Notice; extension of deadlines.

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SUMMARY: On April 25, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education 
(Department) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing the 
availability of funds and application deadlines for the Temporary 
Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students (Emergency Impact Aid) and 
the Assistance for Homeless Children and Youth programs under Division 
B, Subdivision 1, Title VIII, ``Hurricane Education Recovery,'' of 
Public Law 115-123, the ``Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.'' This notice 
extends the original May 25, 2018 deadlines for State educational 
agency (SEA) transmittal of both applications to June 4, 2018. In 
addition, this notice extends the original May 15, 2018 deadline for 
local educational agencies (LEAs) to submit applications to SEAs under 
the Emergency Impact Aid program to May 25, 2018.

DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of SEA Application for the Emergency 
Impact Aid program: June 4, 2018. SEAs must submit any application 
amendments affecting allocations under the Emergency Impact Aid program 
to the Department no later than July 20, 2018.
    Deadline for Transmittal of SEA Application for the Homeless 
Children and Youth program: June 4, 2018.
    Deadline for LEAs to submit applications to SEAs under the 
Emergency Impact Aid program: May 25, 2018. An SEA may establish 
additional reasonable deadlines to collect necessary revisions from 
LEAs, Bureau of Indian Education schools, and non-public schools, to 
facilitate submission of SEA final application amendments by July 20, 
2018.
    Deadline for LEAs to submit applications to SEAs under the 
Assistance for Homeless Children and Youth program: There is no 
statutory deadline for LEA applications under this program. Each 
eligible SEA will set a reasonable deadline for the submission of LEA 
applications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on the 
Emergency Impact Aid program, please contact Francisco Ramirez. 
Telephone (202) 260-1541. Email: [email protected]. For 
additional information on the Assistance for Homeless Children and

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Youth program, please contact Peter Eldridge. Telephone (202) 260-2514. 
Email: Hurricane[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: On April 25, 2018, we published in the 
Federal Register (83 FR 18015) a notice announcing availability of 
funds and application deadlines for the Temporary Emergency Impact Aid 
for Displaced Students (Emergency Impact Aid) and the Assistance for 
Homeless Children and Youth programs under Division B, Subdivision 1, 
Title VIII, ``Hurricane Education Recovery,'' of Public Law 115-123, 
the ``Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.'' This notice extends the 
deadlines for transmittal of both applications. In addition, this 
notice clarifies and extends the deadline for SEAs to submit 
application amendments affecting allocations under the Emergency Impact 
Aid program, including any updated enrollment data generally for any 
quarter and any previously unreported fourth quarter data for the 2017-
18 school year. Further, this notice clarifies that SEAs may establish 
additional reasonable deadlines to collect any necessary revisions from 
LEAs, Bureau of Indian Education schools, and non-public schools for 
any final application amendments. If an SEA is ready to submit its 
initial Emergency Impact Aid application by the original May 25 
deadline, it may still do so, as the Department plans to begin 
reviewing applications as soon as they are received and to process 
payments on a rolling basis. Except as detailed in this notice, all 
other requirements and conditions stated in the notice announcing 
availability of funds remain the same.
    Additional information about the Emergency Impact Aid and the 
Assistance for Homeless Children and Youth programs is available on the 
Department's website at www.ed.gov/disasterrelief.
    Exemption from Rulemaking: These programs are exempt from the 
rulemaking requirements in section 437 of the General Education 
Provisions Act (GEPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232) and section 553 of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553), as established in 
Division B, Subdivision 1, Title VIII, ``Hurricane Education Recovery'' 
paragraph (6), of Public Law 115-123, the ``Bipartisan Budget Act of 
2018.'' 132 Stat. 98.
    Program Authority: Division B, Subdivision 1, Title VIII of Public 
Law 115-123, the ``Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.''
    Accessible Format: 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) on request to 
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may 
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Jason Botel,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Delegated the Authority to Perform 
the Functions and Duties of Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 
Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2018-11181 Filed 5-23-18; 8:45 am]
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