[Federal Register: June 20, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 119)] [Notices] [Page 33725-33727] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr20jn97-138] [[Page 33725]] _______________________________________________________________________ Part III Department of Education _______________________________________________________________________ National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education; Notice [[Page 33726]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education AGENCY: Department of Education ACTION: Notice of proposed interpretation and proposed waivers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education (Secretary) announces a proposed interpretation of the statute authorizing the National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education (National Center), section 404, Part A, Title IV of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 (Act). Under the proposed interpretation the Secretary would have the authority to extend the five-year project period for the current National Center at the University of California at Berkeley. In addition, the Secretary proposes to waive the regulations in 34 CFR 75.250 of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), which provide that the Secretary may approve a project period of up to 60 months and the regulations in 34 CFR 413.4(a), which provide that the Secretary designates a National Center or Centers once every five years. The Secretary invites the public, including entities that would be eligible to apply for grants under the National Center authority, to comment on the proposed interpretation of section 404 of the Perkins Act and on the proposal to waive Sec. 75.250 of EDGAR and Sec. 413.4(a) of the program regulations.