[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37505-37506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13357]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


List of Correspondence From April 1, 2020, Through March 31, 2022

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 quarters two, three, and four of 
calendar year 2020, all four quarters of calendar year 2021, and the 
first quarter of calendar year 2022. The correspondence describes the 
Department's interpretations of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA) or the regulations that implement IDEA. These 
letters or other documents described in this list, with personally 
identifiable information redacted, as appropriate, can be found at 
https://sites.ed.gov/idea/policy-guidance/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Walawender, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5103, Potomac Center Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20202-2500. Telephone: (202) 245-7399. Email: 
[email protected].
    If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and 
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
    On request to the person listed under FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 
individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of this notice and the 
letters or other documents described in this notice 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following list identifies correspondence 
for eight quarters, April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2022. Under 
section 607(f) of IDEA, the Secretary is required to publish this list 
in the Federal Register. The list includes those letters that contain 
interpretations of the requirements of 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.

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2020--Second Quarter

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

Section 612--State Eligibility

Topic Addressed: Procedural Safeguards
    [cir] Letter dated June 8, 2020, to anonymous, regarding the use of 
IDEA Part B funds to pay hearing officers to conduct due process 
hearings under IDEA.

2020--Third Quarter

Part B--Assistance For Education of All Children With Disabilities

Section 615--Procedural Safeguards

Topic Addressed: Mediation
    [cir] Letter dated July 31, 2020, to anonymous, addressing whether 
a parent may be required to sign a confidentiality agreement in order 
to participate in mediation under Part B of the IDEA.

2020--Fourth Quarter

    No letters.

2021--First Quarter

    No letters.

2021--Second Quarter

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

Section 602--Definitions

Topic Addressed: Special Education
    [cir] Letter dated May 12, 2021, to Garth Tymeson, Center on 
Disability Health and Adapted Physical Activity, University of 
Wisconsin-La Crosse, regarding the provision of special education, 
including physical education and adapted physical education, for 
children with disabilities.

2021--Third Quarter

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

Section 614--Evaluations, Eligibility Determinations, Individualized 
Education Programs (IEPs), and Educational Placements

Topic Addressed: IEPs
    [cir] Letter dated September 24, 2021, to Daniel Frumkin, 
addressing a petition for rulemaking to modify the IDEA regulations in 
order to establish a timeline to provide access to a child's IEP to 
teachers and service providers.

2021--Fourth Quarter

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

Section 614--Evaluations, Eligibility Determinations, IEPs, and 
Educational Placements

Topic Addressed: IEPs
    [cir] Letter dated November 15, 2021, to WIDA Founder and Director, 
Timothy Boals, addressing whether IDEA requires the inclusion of 
language development goals in an IEP if the child is an English learner 
with a disability.

Section 615--Procedural Safeguards

Topic Addressed: Impartial Due Process Hearings
    [cir] Letter dated November 17, 2021, to anonymous, regarding 
whether a local educational agency may file a due process complaint 
against a parent when a parent refuses to consent to a change in the 
child's IEP and whether a party has met the IDEA exhaustion 
requirements if a hearing officer determines that a State educational 
agency is not a proper party to a due process hearing.

2022--First Quarter

    No letters.
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Katherine Neas,
Deputy Assistant Secretary. Delegated the authority to perform the 
functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for the Office of 
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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