[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21215-21216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08537]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee
Program; Correction
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.330B.
SUMMARY: On March 24, 2014, the Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published in the
Federal Register (79 FR 15975) a notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2014 for the AP Test Fee program that
included a summary of exam costs with an incorrect amount for the exams
administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization. This
notice corrects the maximum amount the Department would pay an SEA
towards the costs of the exams administered by the International
Baccalaureate Organization.
DATES: Effective April 15, 2014.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
Section V. Application Review Information, Part 1, Review and
Selection Process, second paragraph, of the NIA contained inaccurate
information regarding the maximum amount of grant funds that may be
used
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to pay the cost of exams administered by the International
Baccalaureate Organization. The correct maximum amount of program funds
that an SEA may use to cover a portion of the cost of each approved
advanced placement exam taken by low-income students in school years
2013-14 and 2014-15 follows: (a) Up to $37 for each Advanced Placement
test administered by the College Board; (b) up to $90 for each Diploma
Programme test administered by the International Baccalaureate
Organization; and (c) up to $39 for each Advanced Subsidiary test and
up to $68 for each Advanced test administered by Cambridge
International Examinations.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6534.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francisco Ramirez, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E224, Washington, DC 20202-
6200. Telephone: (202) 260-1541 or by email: [email protected].
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
of this notice.
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Dated: April 10, 2014.
Deborah Delisle,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2014-08537 Filed 4-14-14; 8:45 am]
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