United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2005_register executive 2010-09-22 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c811ca58 D09002ee1c811cae7 United States Department of Education originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency These final regulations remove all references to points in the selection criteria the Department of Education (Department) uses to evaluate applications submitted under the higher education discretionary grant programs. We are taking this action because the current point assignments are outdated and do not permit sufficient flexibility to establish important program objectives. Taking this action allows us that flexibility and ensures that grant awards are made to high quality applicants. The final regulations also remove the requirement that in competitions for grants under the Partnership and Teacher-Recruitment components of the Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program, the Secretary hold a two-stage competition in which applicants must submit a pre-application and a full application. The current structure did not prove effective in producing high quality applications for this program. Removing the requirement for a pre-application reduces burden on applicants and the Department and allows both to target their resources on the full application stage. There are some amendments in these final regulations that are purely technical corrections to the regulations. 70 FR 13371 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-03-21/05-5547 05-5547 fr21mr05-14 4000-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-03-21/05-5547 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-03-21/html/05-5547.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-03-21/pdf/05-5547.pdf Colleges and Universities Grant Programs-Education Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Elementary and Secondary Education Educational Study Programs Equal Educational Opportunity Science and Technology Women Scholarships and Fellowships Cultural Exchange Programs Educational Research Business and Industry Student Aid Teachers 7 p. 13371 13377 70 FR 13371 Title 34 Part 606 34 CFR Part 606 Title 34 Part 607 34 CFR Part 607 Title 34 Part 611 34 CFR Part 611 Title 34 Part 637 34 CFR Part 637 Title 34 Part 648 34 CFR Part 648 Title 34 Part 656 34 CFR Part 656 Title 34 Part 657 34 CFR Part 657 Title 34 Part 658 34 CFR Part 658 Title 34 Part 660 34 CFR Part 660 Title 34 Part 661 34 CFR Part 661 Title 34 Part 662 34 CFR Part 662 Title 34 Part 663 34 CFR Part 663 Title 34 Part 664 34 CFR Part 664 Title 34 Part 669 34 CFR Part 669 Higher Education Programs; Federal Register Vol. 70, Issue RULE 05-5547 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2005-04-20 4000-01-P 05-5547 Final regulations.

These final regulations remove all references to points in the selection criteria the Department of Education (Department) uses to evaluate applications submitted under the higher education discretionary grant programs. We are taking this action because the current point assignments are outdated and do not permit sufficient flexibility to establish important program objectives. Taking this action allows us that flexibility and ensures that grant awards are made to high quality applicants. The final regulations also remove the requirement that in competitions for grants under the Partnership and Teacher-Recruitment components of the Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program, the Secretary hold a two-stage competition in which applicants must submit a pre-application and a full application. The current structure did not prove effective in producing high quality applications for this program. Removing the requirement for a pre-application reduces burden on applicants and the Department and allows both to target their resources on the full application stage. There are some amendments in these final regulations that are purely technical corrections to the regulations.

These regulations are effective April 20, 2005. Lorraine Kennedy, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 8018, Washington, DC 20006-8544. Telephone: (202) 502-7762. Pamela Maimer, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 8014, Washington, DC 20006-8544. Telephone: (202) 502-7704. Colleges and Universities Grant Programs-Education Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Elementary and Secondary Education Educational Study Programs Equal Educational Opportunity Science and Technology Women Scholarships and Fellowships Cultural Exchange Programs Educational Research Business and Industry Student Aid Teachers Postsecondary education: Higher education discretionary grant programs, http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html Vol. 70, no. 53 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2005-03-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 1057 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-03-21 P0b002ee18096a715 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21mr05 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-03-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-03-21/pdf/FR-2005-03-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-03-21/xml/FR-2005-03-21.xml fdlp 13343 14383 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-06 FR-2005-03-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2005-03-21 70 53