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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
action is consistent with the principles in Executive Order 13563.
We also have determined that this regulatory action does not unduly interfere with State, local, and Tribal governments in the exercise of their governmental functions.
In accordance with these Executive orders, the Department has assessed the potential costs and benefits, both quantitative and qualitative, of this regulatory action. The potential costs are those resulting from statutory requirements and those we have determined as necessary for administering the Departments programs and activities.
Discussion of Potential Costs and Benefits The Department believes that the costs associated with this final priority, requirement, and definitions will be minimal, while the benefits are significant. The Department believes that this regulatory action does not impose significant costs on eligible entities. Participation in this program is voluntary, and the costs imposed on applicants by this regulatory action will be limited to paperwork burden related to preparing an application. The benefits of implementing the program improving literacy skills for students at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disabilitywill outweigh the costs incurred by applicants, and the costs of carrying out activities associated with the application will be paid for with program funds. For these reasons, we have determined that the costs of implementation will not be excessively burdensome for eligible applicants, including small entities.

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Regulatory Alternatives Considered The Department believes that the priority, and requirement, and definitions are needed to administer the program effectively.
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The final priority, requirement, and definitions contain information collection requirements that are approved by OMB under control number 18940006; the final priority, requirement, and definitions do not affect the currently approved data collection.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification: The Secretary certifies that this final regulatory action would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
The U.S. Small Business Administration SBA Size Standards define proprietary institutions as small businesses if they are independently owned and operated,
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are not dominant in their field of operation, and have total annual revenue below $7,000,000. Nonprofit institutions are defined as small entities if they are independently owned and operated and not dominant in their field of operation. Public institutions are defined as small organizations if they are operated by a government overseeing a population below 50,000.
The small entities that this final regulatory action will affect are SEAs;
LEAs, including charter schools that operate as LEAs under State law;
institutions of higher education IHEs;
other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; freely associated States and outlying areas; Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations. We believe that the costs imposed on an applicant by the final priority, requirement, and definitions will be limited to paperwork burden related to preparing an application and that the benefits of this final priority, requirement, and definitions will outweigh any costs incurred by the applicant.
Participation in the National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities program is voluntary. For this reason, the final priority, requirement, and definitions will impose no burden on small entities unless they applied for funding under the program. We expect that in determining whether to apply for National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities program funds, an eligible entity will evaluate the requirements of preparing an application and any associated costs and weigh them against the benefits likely to be achieved by receiving a National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities program grant. An eligible entity will most likely apply only if it determines that the likely benefits exceed the costs of preparing an application.
We believe that the final priority, requirement, and definition will not impose any additional burden on a small entity applying for a grant than the entity would face in the absence of the final action. That is, the length of the applications those entities would submit in the absence of the final regulatory action and the time needed to prepare an application will likely be the same.
This final regulatory action will not have a significant economic impact on a small entity once it receives a grant because it would be able to meet the costs of compliance using the funds provided under this program.

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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 and a copy of the application package 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
file, braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format PDF. To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department.
David Cantrell, Deputy Director, Office of Special Education Programs. Delegated the authority to perform the functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Ian Rosenblum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs. Delegated the authority to perform the functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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