Proposed Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-National Professional Development Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Education 34 CFR Chapter II [Docket ID ED-2023-OELA-0132] AGENCY: Office of English Language Acquisition, Department of Education. ACTION: Proposed priorities, requirements, and definitions. SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) proposes priorities, requirements, and definitions for use in ( printed page 63544) the National Professional Development (NPD) program, Assistance Listing Number 84.365Z. The Department may use one or more of these priorities, requirements, and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2023 and later years. We intend for these priorities, requirements, and definitions to increase the number of bilingual and multilingual teachers supporting English language learners. DATES: We must receive your comments on or before October 16, 2023. ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov . However, if you require an accommodation or cannot otherwise submit your comments via www.regulations.gov , please contact the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . The Department will not accept comments submitted after the comment period closes. To ensure the Department does not receive duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments. Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to submit your comments electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instruct…