[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 41 (Thursday, March 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 12678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04486]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Reopening; Application Period for Certain Applicants Under the 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Talent Search Program Competition

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) reopens the 
competition for FY 2021, for certain eligible applicants described 
elsewhere in this notice, under the Talent Search program, Assistance 
Listing Number 84.044A. The Department takes this action to allow more 
time for the preparation and submission of applications by eligible 
applicants affected by the severe winter weather in Louisiana, 
Oklahoma, and Texas, where the President has issued a disaster 
declaration. The reopening of the application deadline date for this 
competition is intended to help affected eligible applicants compete 
fairly with other eligible applicants under this competition.

DATES: 
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications for Applicants Meeting the 
Eligibility Criteria in this Notice: March 12, 2021.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 11, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Antoinette Edwards, U.S Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2C223, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7121. 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: On December 28, 2020, we published the 
notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for the FY 2021 
Talent Search competition in the Federal Register (85 FR 84324). Under 
the NIA, applications were due on February 26, 2021.
    We are reopening this competition for applicants from affected 
areas in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, for which the President has 
issued a disaster declaration, to allow those applicants more time to 
prepare and submit applications. For applicants that meet the 
eligibility criteria in this notice, we are reopening the competition 
until March 12, 2021. We are also extending the intergovernmental 
review deadline until May 11, 2021.
    Eligibility: The reopening of the competition in this notice 
applies to eligible applicants under Talent Search, Assistance Listing 
Number 84.044A, that are located in an area for which the President has 
issued an emergency declaration (see www.fema.gov/disasters/), in 
Louisiana (FEMA Disaster designation 3556), Oklahoma (FEMA Disaster 
designation 3555), and Texas (FEMA Disaster designation 3554).
    In accordance with the NIA, eligible applicants for this 
competition are institutions of higher education, public and private 
agencies or organizations, including community-based organizations with 
experience in serving disadvantaged youth, secondary schools, and 
combinations of such institutions, agencies, and organizations, for 
planning, developing, or carrying out one or more of the services 
identified under this program.
    Note: All information in the NIA for this competition remains the 
same, except for, with respect to eligible applicants, the deadline for 
the transmittal of applications and the deadline for intergovernmental 
review.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-12.
    Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities 
can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an 
accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an 
accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text 
format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may 
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of 
Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this 
document, as well 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.

Tiwanda Burse,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management & Planning, Office of 
Postsecondary Education, Delegated authority to perform functions and 
duties of the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary 
Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-04486 Filed 3-3-21; 8:45 am]
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