[Federal Register: May 5, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 86)]
[Notices]
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Part III
Department of Education
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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
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The Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, and
Recruitment Program; Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84-297A]
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; The Native Hawaiian
Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, and Recruitment Program
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of Final Priorities.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces final priorities for fiscal year (FY)
1998 under the Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher
Training, and Recruitment Program. The priorities are intended to focus
activities in one of three major areas in which there is a need for
additional support: (1) waste management innovation; (2) Native
Hawaiian language revitalization curricula and teacher training and
recruitment activities; and (3) prisoner education programs.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 4, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Baggett, U.S. Department of
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Portals 4500, Washington, D.C.
20202-6140. Telephone (202) 260-2502. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 6, 1998, the Secretary published in
the Federal Register (63 FR 11329-11330) a notice of proposed funding
priorities announcing that the Secretary intended to use $2 million of
the FY 1998 funds available under this program to fund one or two
projects in each of the three priority categories: (1) waste management
innovation; (2) Native Hawaiian language revitalization curricula and
teacher training and recruitment; and (3) prisoner education programs
that target juvenile offenders and/or youth at risk of becoming
juvenile offenders.
In response to the Secretary's notice of proposed funding
priorities, eight parties submitted comments. Five of the comments
specifically addressed the proposed funding priorities, and were
generally supportive of the priorities. Included in these comments were
recommendations for specific program design elements. The Secretary
believes that many of these recommendations, which form the basis for
the additional program design information provided in the notice
inviting applications for new awards published elsewhere in this issue
of the Federal Register, can be incorporated into applications as part
of the proposed projects.
Three commenters requested the Secretary to reinstate aquaculture
education as a funding priority. Aquaculture education remains a very
significant part of the Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher
Training, and Recruitment Program. The Department is currently funding
three aquaculture education projects and, as discussed in the notice of
proposed funding priorities, has reserved funds to continue these
projects. The remaining funds available for this program will be used
to support projects in the new priority areas.
Note: This notice of final priorities does not solicit
applications. A notice inviting applications under this competition is
published in a separate notice in this issue of the Federal Register.
Absolute Priorities
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), the Secretary gives an absolute
preference to applications that focus entirely on activities in one of
the following three areas:
(1) Waste management innovation to study and document traditional
Hawaiian practices of sustainable waste management and to prepare
teaching materials for educational purposes and for demonstration of
the use of native Hawaiian plants and animals for waste treatment and
environmental remediation;
(2) Native Hawaiian language revitalization curricula and teacher
training and recruitment activities, including K-12 language immersion
programs, preservice and inservice teacher training programs, and
programs designed to increase the number of Native Hawaiian teachers;
or
(3) Prisoner education programs that target juvenile offenders and/
or youth at risk of becoming juvenile offenders. Comprehensive and
culturally sensitive strategies for reaching the target population will
include family counseling, basic education/job skills training, and the
involvement of community elders as mentors.
The Secretary funds under the FY 1998 competition under this
program only applicants that meet one of these absolute priorities.
Intergovernmental Review
This program is subject to the requirements of Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. The objective of the
Executive Order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and a
strengthened federalism by relying on processes developed by State and
local governments for coordination and review of proposed Federal
financial assistance.
In accordance with the order, this document is intended to provide
early notification of the Department's specific plans and actions for
this program.
Electronic Access to This Document
Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or
portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the
following sites:
http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.hmt
http://www.ed.gov/news.html
To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with
Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you
have any questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government
Printing Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7909.
Dated: May 1, 1998.
Gerald N. Tirozzi,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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