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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 56 / Thursday, March 25, 2021 / Proposed Rules
The EACs project periods started on October 1, 2016, and will end on September 30, 2021.

schools, and school districts across the country as the effects of the COVID19
pandemic unfold, and as learning recovery and school reentry efforts intensify over the course of the current and subsequent school years.
The Department also proposes to extend the four EAC projects to ensure
Waivers and Extensions The Department proposes to extend the four EAC projects to ensure the continuity of services provided by the projects to vulnerable populations,
that the next EAC grant competition is, to the extent statutorily permitted, aligned with the Biden Administrations policy directives, including, for example, the Executive orders and memorandum included in the table below.

Date signed by President Biden
Title of policy directive Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.
Executive Order 13988: Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.
Memorandum: Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
Executive Order 14012: Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans.

These policy directives instruct the Federal Government to pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, to prevent and combat discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation, to ensure that laws and policies encourage full participation by immigrants, including refugees, in our civic life, to ensure that the Federal Government eliminates sources of fear and other barriers that prevent immigrants from accessing government services available to them, and to combat xenophobia and intolerance against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
For these reasons, the Department believes it is in the best interest of the public to extend the current EAC project periods for one year. Correspondingly, the Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in 34 CFR 75.250, which prohibit project periods exceeding five years, as well as the requirements in 34
CFR 75.261a and c2, which permit the extension of a project period only if the extension does not involve the obligation of additional Federal funds.
The waiver will permit the Department to issue a FY 2021 continuation award to each of the four currently funded EAC projects.
Any activities carried out under these continuation awards must be consistent with the scope and objectives of the grantees applications as approved in the FY 2016 competition. The requirements for continuation awards are set forth in 34 CFR 75.253.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification The Secretary certifies that the proposed waiver and extension of the project period would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
The only entities that would be affected
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by the proposed waiver and extension of the project period are the current grantees.
The Secretary certifies that the proposed waiver and extension would not have a significant economic impact on these entities, because the extension of an existing project period imposes minimal compliance costs, and the activities required to support the additional year of funding would not impose additional regulatory burdens or require unnecessary Federal supervision.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This notice of proposed waiver and extension of the project period does not contain any information collection requirements.
Intergovernmental Review This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the Executive order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and a strengthened federalism. The Executive order relies on processes developed by State and local governments for coordination and review of proposed Federal financial assistance. This document provides early notification of our specific plans and actions for this program.
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities can obtain this document 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
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Ruth Ryder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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